l'

See also Appendix:Variations of "l"

Asturian

Etymology 1

Contraction of the masculine article el.

Article

l’ m

1. (definite) the

Usage notes

• The masculine singular article el contracts to l' before a word beginning with a vowel or h: l’asturianu (the Asturian), l’hermanu (the brother)

Related terms

• el
• ’l

Etymology 2

Contraction of the feminine article la.

Article

l’ f

1. (definite) the

Usage notes

• The feminine singular article la contracts to l' before a word beginning with a or ha: l’asturiana (the Asturian), l’habitación (the habitation)

Related terms

• la

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Catalan

Article

l' m and f

1. Contraction of el; the
2. Contraction of la; the

Usage notes

el is contracted to l' before a vowel or h-. la is contracted to l' before a vowel or h-, except before a following (h)i- or (h)u-.

Pronoun

l'

1. Contraction of el.
2. Contraction of la.

Usage notes

See above.

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi2	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal4	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person  very formal1	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’3	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal1	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as third person. 2) Only as object of a preposition.			3) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. 4) Behaves grammatically as second person plural.

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Esperanto

Article

l' (definite)

1. (poetic) apocopic form of la the

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /l/

Article

l’ m and f (singular, definite)

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of le, la The.

Pronoun

l’ m and f (third-person singular)

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of le, la Him, her, it.

Related terms

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’			—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu, t’	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux
		Feminine	elles						elles

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contration of li, from French lui.

Pronoun

l'

1. Alternative spelling of l; contraction of li.

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Ido

Article

l'

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of la the

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Italian

Article

l’ m and f (definite)

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of il/lo, la the

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin ille, illa

Particle

l' m and f (singular and plural definite)

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of 'o, 'a the

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Old French

Article

l’

1. (before a vowel sound) apocopic form of la/le the