il

Meaning

1. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
2. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
3. Impersonal subject; it

Concepts

he

it

she

they

him

I

you

s/he

that guy

her

He

Il

Illinois

eye

oculus

optic

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/il/

Etymology

From Middle French il, from Old French il, from Late Latin illī.

Sentences

Ce gouvernement ne sait pas où il va .

This government doesn't know where it's going.

Il avait beaucoup de temps pour réfléchir .

He had plenty of time to think.

Quand il revient , tout le monde est content .

When he comes back, everyone is happy.

Il réussit se voir offrir un contrat .

He managed to be offered a contract.

Il se trouve dans le même bâtiment que le musée du transport .

It is in the same building as the Transport Museum.

Il vous perd , dit Hélène au meurtrier .

He loses you, ”Helen told the murderer.

La même année , il couvre la guerre en Côte d’Ivoire .

The same year, he covered the war in Côte d 'Ivoire.

La littérature sérieuse l’ennuie, dit-on ; il ne la comprend pas .

Serious literature bores him, it is said; he does not understand it.