"they" in sette lingue
Significatothey
Spagnolo
/ˈeʝos/
ereditaria
f.: ellas
From the accusative ILLŌS; also the form after prepositions: para ellos.
Francese
/il/
ereditaria
f.: elles
Old French il (from the nominative ILLĪ) took a plural -s later. After a preposition: eux (pour eux).
Italiano
/ˈloro/
ereditaria
From the genitive ILLŌRUM 'of those', so the same word also means 'their'. One form for both genders.
Portoghese
/ˈelis/
ereditaria
f.: elas
Rumeno
/jej/
ereditaria
f.: ele
From the nominative ILLĪ, like French ils.
Catalano
/eʎs/
ereditaria
f.: elles
Inglese
/ðeɪ/
altra origine · Old Norse þeir
Attenzione: falsi amici
loro (Spagnolo) 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.
L’antenato latino
ILLŌS (sing. ILLE)‘those (ones)’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
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.
Imparala
In 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.