his father
Was soll der kleine Junge tun, der seinen Vater sucht, der im Gefängnis sitzt?
What is the little boy who is looking for his father, who is in prison, supposed to do?
— Malcolm X (1992)
Er sah seinen Vater niemals wieder.
He never saw his father again.
Tom vermisste seinen Vater natürlich.
Of course, Tom missed his father.
Tom fragte mich, ob ich seinen Vater kenne.
Tom asked me if I knew his father.
Er verlor seinen Vater, als er vier Jahre alt war.
He lost his father when he was four years old.
Er vermisst wohl vor allem seinen Vater.
He probably misses his father most of all.
— Nowhere in Africa (2001)
Tom wollte seinen Vater nicht enttäuschen.
Tom didn't want to disappoint his father.
Er war traurig, weil er seinen Vater verlor.
He was sad because he lost his father.