«they» en siete lenguas
Significadothey
Español
/ˈeʝos/
patrimonial
fem.: ellas
From the accusative ILLŌS; also the form after prepositions: para ellos.
Francés
/il/
patrimonial
fem.: elles
Old French il (from the nominative ILLĪ) took a plural -s later. After a preposition: eux (pour eux).
Italiano
/ˈloro/
patrimonial
From the genitive ILLŌRUM 'of those', so the same word also means 'their'. One form for both genders.
Portugués
/ˈelis/
patrimonial
fem.: elas
Rumano
/jej/
patrimonial
fem.: ele
From the nominative ILLĪ, like French ils.
Catalán
/eʎs/
patrimonial
fem.: elles
Inglés
/ðeɪ/
otro origen · Old Norse þeir
Cuidado: falsos amigos
loro (Español) significa «parrot» · loro (Italiano) significa «they; their»
Coincidence. Italian loro is Latin ILLŌRUM 'of those'; Spanish loro comes from a Carib word for the bird.
El antepasado latino
ILLŌS (sing. ILLE)‘those (ones)’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
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.
Apréndela
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.