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Él mismo busca la matrícula.

Él mismo busca la matrícula.
He is looking for the license plate himself.
From Lesson 349:Emphasizing words (mismo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Él mismo busca la matrícula.

Why is mismo used here right after Él?
In this lesson, we see how mismo can be used to emphasize who is doing the action. Placed right after a subject pronoun like Él, it translates to 'himself'. It emphasizes that he is doing it, not someone else.
If the sentence were about a woman ('She is looking... herself'), would mismo change?
Yes. When used with a pronoun to mean 'oneself', mismo acts like an adjective and must agree in gender and number with the person it refers to. So, 'She herself' would be Ella misma, and 'We ourselves' would be Nosotros mismos.
Why isn't there a word for 'for' after busca?
The verb buscar already means 'to look for' or 'to search for'. You do not need to add a preposition like por or para after it. Translating 'looking for' word-for-word as busca por is a very common mistake for English speakers, but it is incorrect in Spanish.
Does matrícula only mean 'license plate'?
In the context of cars, matrícula means 'license plate' or 'registration number' in Spain. You might also recognize it from other contexts, where it often refers to school enrollment or university tuition.

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