Meanings (ES + gloss)
el
Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
(informal) How's the wife? (= "How is your wife?")
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
el
Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
"My name," he said, "is Hercule Poirot." "Not," the Commissary stammered, "not the Hercule Poirot?"
‘[…] he introduced us to Gwenog Jones.’ ‘Gwenog Jones?’ said Ron, his eyes widening under his own goggles. ‘The Gwenog Jones? Captain of the Holyhead Harpies?’
Phrases