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eles

See also: éles, êles, élés, and -eles

Catalan

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Noun

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eles

  1. plural of ela
  2. (Valencia) plural of ele

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, from ille (“that”). The dative form is from Latin illīs.

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Pronoun

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eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles)

  1. they

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The accusative form os has variant forms los and nos. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The form los is used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The nos form is used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.

The accusative also forms contractions when it immediately follows an indirect object pronoun. For example, Dou che os (“I gave you them”) contracts to Dou chos.

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Middle English

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Noun

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eles

  1. plural of el

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin illōs, from ille.

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  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

Pronoun

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eles m (feminine elas)

  1. they (third-person singular subject pronoun)

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.

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eles f

  1. they (third-person plural feminine subject pronoun)
  2. they (third-person plural feminine stressed object pronoun)
    E nule nef ne put encontre eles durer
    And no boat can withstand being between them

Coordinate terms

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  • (subject pronoun): il (masculine equivalent)
  • (stressed object pronoun): eus (masculine equivalent)

Descendants

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  • French: elles

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form.

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Pronoun

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eles m pl

  1. masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they
    Eles andaram até mim.
    They walked towards me.
  2. masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them
    Eu gosto de conversar com eles.
    I enjoy talking to them
  3. (Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them
    Um homem matou eles.
    A man killed them.
Usage notes
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The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory:

Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.

See also
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Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number Person Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct object) 		Dative
(indirect object) 		Prepositional Prepositional
with com 		Non-declining
m f m f m and f m f m f m f
Singular First eu me mim comigo
Second tu te ti contigo você
o senhor a senhora
Third ele ela o
(lo, no) 		a
(la, na) 		lhe ele ela com ele com ela o mesmo a mesma
se si consigo
Plural First nós nos nós connosco (Portugal)
conosco (Brazil) 		a gente
Second vós vos vós convosco, com vós vocês
os senhores as senhoras
Third eles elas os
(los, nos) 		as
(las, nas) 		lhes eles elas com eles com elas os mesmos as mesmas
se si consigo
Indefinite se si consigo

Etymology 2

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eles m

  1. plural of ele

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeles/ [ˈe.les]
  • Rhymes: -eles
  • Syllabification: e‧les

Noun

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eles f pl

  1. plural of ele

Volapük

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Article

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eles

  1. dative plural of el
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