« they » en sept langues
Sensthey
Espagnol
/ˈeʝos/
héréditaire
fém.: ellas
From the accusative ILLŌS; also the form after prepositions: para ellos.
Français
/il/
héréditaire
fém.: elles
Old French il (from the nominative ILLĪ) took a plural -s later. After a preposition: eux (pour eux).
Italien
/ˈloro/
héréditaire
From the genitive ILLŌRUM 'of those', so the same word also means 'their'. One form for both genders.
Portugais
/ˈelis/
héréditaire
fém.: elas
Roumain
/jej/
héréditaire
fém.: ele
From the nominative ILLĪ, like French ils.
Catalan
/eʎs/
héréditaire
fém.: elles
Anglais
/ðeɪ/
autre source · Old Norse þeir
Attention : faux amis
loro (Espagnol) signifie « parrot » · loro (Italien) signifie « they; their »
Coincidence. Italian loro is Latin ILLŌRUM 'of those'; Spanish loro comes from a Carib word for the bird.
L’ancêtre latin
ILLŌS (sing. ILLE)‘those (ones)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
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.
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- 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.