/sə.lɥi/
Translation
this one, that one, the one (masculine)
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin ecce illui, a compound of ecce ('behold') and a dative form of ille ('that one'). It is the demonstrative pronoun 'the one, that one'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ecce illui
Examples
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I prefer the one you showed me yesterday.
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The one who arrives first wins the prize.
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Take the one on the left, it is sturdier.
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My bike is broken, I'll take my brother's.
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He who laughs last laughs best.
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(3)Grammar articles
(5)French Demonstrative Forms: Drilling ce, cet, cette, ces
French Demonstrative Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
French Demonstratives: ce, cet, cette, ces and the -ci / -là Distance Split
French Possessive Pronouns: le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
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