il

Meaning

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

Concepts

he

👨

it

🇮🇹

she

👩

him

they

s/he

you

He

👨

that guy

oculus

I

Il

Illinois

eye

👁️

her

optic

Synonyms

elle

👩

lui

le

on

1️⃣

ce

celui-là

ils

la

tu

ce type

oculus

je

he

an

année

ça

ce dernier

celui-ci

œil

👁️

œil-de-bœuf

petit ami

Translations

er

👨

él

👨

hij

👨

ele

egli

👨

lui

👨

es

ell

👨

is

αυτός

o

👨

het

esso

🇮🇹

ello

🇮🇹

Pronounced as (IPA)

/il/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: il

Inherited from Old French: il

In summary

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

Sentences

Il ne sait pas le secret .

He doesn't know the secret.

Il vide son verre .

He empties his glass.

Il en devient le secrétaire particulier et conseiller .

He becomes its private secretary and advisor.

Il inscrit deux buts pour l'Autriche.

He scored two goals for Austria.

Devenant artiste , il rajoute une particule à son nom .

Becoming an artist, he adds a particle to his name.

Il appartenait au groupe ethnique Krahn.

He belonged to the Krahn ethnic group.