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

👩

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/il/

Etymology

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.

Là , il rencontre Emma .

There, he meets Emma.

Il en devient le secrétaire particulier et conseiller .

He becomes its private secretary and advisor.

Il est dédié à son fils Denis .

It is dedicated to his son Denis.

Il va comprendre que je fais ça pour l’aider.

He will understand that I am doing this to help him.

Toujours durant l'Empire il fut ministre de la Justice .

Still during the Empire, he was Minister of Justice.

Il est remplacé par le général Bolgert.

He was replaced by General Bolgert.

Il s'agit de la dernière édition du festival .

This is the last edition of the festival.