ELONIO
Log inSign up

Ese regalo es para él.

Ese regalo es para él.
That gift is for him.
From Lesson 34:Prepositional pronouns (mí, ti)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ese regalo es para él.

Why is él used here for "him"?
After prepositions like para (for), Spanish uses prepositional pronouns. For "him", the pronoun is él. It looks exactly the same as the subject pronoun él (he), but in this sentence, it translates to "him".
Why does él have an accent mark?
The accent mark is there to tell apart two words that sound identical: él (he or him) and el (the masculine word for "the"). If you wrote para el, a Spanish speaker would expect another word, like you were saying "for the..." and forgot to finish the sentence!
Why is it Ese regalo instead of Eso regalo?
Ese is the correct word for "that" when it comes right before a masculine singular noun like regalo. You only use eso when you are pointing at an unknown object or a general idea without naming the noun itself (for example, Eso es para él means "That is for him").
Why do we use es here instead of está?
We use the verb ser (which gives us es) when stating who something is meant for. Identifying the recipient of a gift is treated as a core characteristic of that gift, so we use ser rather than estar.

Learn Ese regalo es para él and more in Spanish

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free
Start learning Spanish →