l'on

Significado

Alternative form of on

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/l‿ɔ̃/

Etimologia

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.

Frases

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

É por isso que digo que comemos nosso pão branco.

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

E queremos que eu ame a raça humana!

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

Nós nos perguntamos sobre o destino de Rebecca.