«they» en set llengües
Significatthey
Espanyol
/ˈeʝos/
patrimonial
fem.: ellas
From the accusative ILLŌS; also the form after prepositions: para ellos.
Francès
/il/
patrimonial
fem.: elles
Old French il (from the nominative ILLĪ) took a plural -s later. After a preposition: eux (pour eux).
Italià
/ˈloro/
patrimonial
From the genitive ILLŌRUM 'of those', so the same word also means 'their'. One form for both genders.
Portuguès
/ˈelis/
patrimonial
fem.: elas
Romanès
/jej/
patrimonial
fem.: ele
From the nominative ILLĪ, like French ils.
Català
/eʎs/
patrimonial
fem.: elles
Anglès
/ðeɪ/
un altre origen · Old Norse þeir
Compte: falsos amics
loro (Espanyol) vol dir «parrot» · loro (Italià) vol dir «they; their»
Coincidence. Italian loro is Latin ILLŌRUM 'of those'; Spanish loro comes from a Carib word for the bird.
L’avantpassat llatí
ILLŌS (sing. ILLE)‘those (ones)’
Les sis germanes en descendeixen, tret que s’indiqui el contrari a continuació.
La història
The pointing word ILLE 'that one' became 'they' everywhere, each sister from a different case: Spanish ellos from ILLŌS, French ils from ILLĪ, Italian loro from ILLŌRUM 'of them'. Object 'them' is a set of short forms (los, les, li) taught with the verb.
Aprèn-la
En una frase
- esEllos están cansados, pero nosotros no.
- frIls sont fatigués, mais pas nous.
- itLoro sono stanchi, noi no.
- ptEles estão cansados, mas nós não.
- roEi sunt obosiți, dar noi nu.
- caElls estan cansats, però nosaltres no.
- enThey're tired, but we aren't.