ему не понравилось

he didn't like it

→ он

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he didn't like it Russian expresses the person who likes or dislikes something in the dative: ему means “to him.” The verb form changes to agree with the thing being liked.

RU: Ему не понравилось это кино.

EN: He didn't like this movie.

Ему не понравилось.

He didn't like it.

— Королева (2014)

Ему не понравилось быть бедным.

He didn't like being poor.

Это ему не понравилось, и он полез в драку.

He didn't like this and he got into a fight.

— Семь Самураев (1954)

Ему не понравилось, как она говорит.

He didn't like the way she spoke.