il — he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject); it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)
il is the #8 most common word in French, a pronoun. It means “he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject); it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects)” and is pronounced /il/.
#8frequency rank
1.77%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of il
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ils | plural | |
| le | accusative | |
| lui | dative | |
| lui | emphatic | |
| son | determiner, possessive |