l'on

Mane

Alternative form of on

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/l‿ɔ̃/

Etîmolojî

The elided article l’ + on, which is of nominal origin (see the related homme). This pronoun has traditionally been assessed as a euphonic prothesis (in particular after que to avoid the homophone of qu’on with con), but the form is in fact found in free variation, including at the beginning of sentences in very formal usage.

Hevokên

C’est pourquoi je dis que l’on mange notre pain blanc .

Ji ber vê yekê ez dibêjim ku em nanê xwe yê spî dixwin.

Et l’on veut que j’aime le genre humain !

Û em dixwazin ku ez ji nijada mirov hez bikim!

L'on s'interroge sur le sort de Rebecca .

Em li ser çarenûsa Rebecca difikirin.