Ils (en. They)

/il/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

pronoun

Indicates a masculine group or a mixed group of people.

They are playing football.

Ils jouent au football.

Used for objects or ideas in the plural.

They are very interesting.

Ils sont très intéressants.

Used for animals in the plural.

They are in the garden.

Ils sont dans le jardin.

From Old French 'il', derived from Latin 'ille', meaning 'that one'.

they have returned

They are back.

ils sont revenus

please

If it pleases you, or do it for yourself.

s'ils vous plaît

if there is

In case of...

s'il y a

if they are there

If they are present.

s'ils y sont

they can't take it anymore

They are very tired.

ils n'en peuvent plus

they (feminine)

Plural feminine subject pronoun, used to refer to a group of women or feminine objects.

elles

Singular masculine subject pronoun, used to refer to a masculine person or thing.

They have style

Look, they really have style today.

Regarde, ils ont vraiment du style aujourd'hui.

They don't care

They don't care what others think.

Ils s'en fichent de ce que les autres pensent.