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/il/

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Translation

they (masculine or mixed group)

Word origin

The plural of il, from Latin illi ('those, they'), the plural of the demonstrative ille ('that one'). The same demonstrative gave the French article les.

Origin
Latin
Root
illi

Examples

.

They're arriving tomorrow on the night train.

? Provence.

My parents? They live in Provence.

.

They decided to leave without telling us.

Bordeaux .

They moved to Bordeaux last month.

' .

They will join us as soon as they're finished.

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This word is part of lesson 2.