pronoun

her

her

This is her book.

This is her book.

I saw her yesterday.

I saw her yesterday.

((her)) ((noun)) belonging to her This is her book.

((verb)) ((her)) as the object of a verb I saw her yesterday.

Similar: his (for a male), their (for plural)

From Old English 'hire', which was the genitive and dative case of 'hēo' (she).

Remember 'her' can be both possessive (her book) and objective (I see her). It's a two-for-one pronoun.

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