il
Meaning
- he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject)
- it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
- Impersonal subject; it
Synonyms
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/il/
Etymology
From Middle French il, from Old French il, from Late Latin illī.
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Sentences
La littérature sérieuse l’ennuie, dit-on ; il 👨 ne 🚫 la comprend pas .
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Serious literature bores him, it is said; he does not understand it.
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