Breakdown of У него другая точка зрения.
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
другой
other
точка зрения
point of view
Questions & Answers about У него другая точка зрения.
Can I just say по-его to mean "in his opinion", matching the lesson's по-моему?
Actually, no! While you can use по-моему and по-вашему for "in my/your opinion", there are no hyphenated forms for the third person (he/she/they). To express "in his opinion", you have to use a phrase like по его мнению (literally "according to his opinion") or phrase it exactly like this sentence: У него другая точка зрения (He has a different point of view).
How does точка зрения literally translate?
It translates almost exactly to "point of view". Точка means "point" (like a dot or a spot), and зрения is the genitive ("of") case of зрение, which means "sight" or "vision". So, literally it means "a point of sight".
Why does this use У него instead of the verb иметь (to have)?
While Он имеет другую точку зрения is grammatically possible and would be understood, Russians strongly prefer the у + [genitive] structure for almost all expressions of possession. Even for abstract concepts like thoughts and opinions, it sounds much more natural to say "By him [is] another point of view."
Can I use разная instead of другая for "different" here?
Not in this context. Другая means "another" or "different" (as in, an alternative to the current one). Разный means "different" in the sense of "various" or "diverse" (like having many different hobbies or looking different from each other). Since he has one alternative opinion, другая is the correct word.
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