Her husband OR His husband??

Husband (Noun) = a married man, esp. when considered in relation to his wife,
So you must be her husband if you ar

Hi ,,

Her Refers to The Subject Pronoun ( She )

And His Refers to The Subject pronoun ( He ) ,,

You must use Her

Thanks Jhumjum and Junta for your help.

Hi scottiger, and welcome to English Forums.

One thing to remember is that in English, we don't make any sort of adjective agree with the noun. We don't change it for number or gender.

Some people might thing it needs to be "his husband" because both are male, but once you remember that we don't ever change things based on the noun being modified, it will be easier to remember t

lots of people are confused what to use (whether I am her husband or his husband cuz they think i a man and his should be used without considering he is using it for her wife)

Hello Scott, Nothing wrong is there is to laugh. Most of the people get confused.

"I am her husband" is correct. This sentence will be used by married male by referring to his wife.

"I am his husband ". We should not use this sentence at all!!

Feroz2011"I am his husband ". We should not use this sentence at all!!

Unless you are a man married to another man, which is now legally possible in eleven countries and several states in the U.S. I realize this is not the case for the original poster in this thread, but it is certainly true of some people today. The phrases "his husband" and "her wife" n

Nicely explained

Why can't we use his/her spouse? Married, but "spouse" does not (need not) indicate gender.

AnonymousWhy can't we use his/her spouse?

Did someone say that we can't use that?

We can use that. But if it's the spouse of a male, it's 'his spouse', and if it's the spouse of a female, it's 'her spouse'.

So the fact that 'spouse' can apply to both males and females doesn't change the fact that you have to choose between 'his