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
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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?