eles
Catalan Edit
Noun Edit
eles
Galician Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, from ille (“that”). The dative form is from Latin illīs.
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles)
Usage notes Edit
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.
Related terms Edit
Middle English Edit
Noun Edit
eles
Occitan Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin illōs, from ille.
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Pronoun Edit
eles m (feminine elas)
- they (third-person singular subject pronoun)
Old French Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.
Pronoun Edit
eles f
- they (third-person plural feminine subject pronoun)
- 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 Edit
Descendants Edit
- French: elles
Portuguese Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese elles, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form.
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: e‧les
Audio (Brazil - São Paulo) (file)
Pronoun Edit
eles m pl
- masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they
- Eles andaram até mim.
- They walked towards me.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 449:
- Obviamente eles não podem mais conversar [...]
- Obviously they can't discuss anymore [...]
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 582:
- Eles sorriram um para o outro.
- They smiled to each other.
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 588:
- Pensei que eles fossem invisíveis.
- I thought that they were invisible.
- masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them
- Eu gosto de conversar com eles.
- I enjoy talking to them
- (Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them
- Um homem matou eles.
- A man killed them.
Usage notes Edit
The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory:
Quotations Edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.
See also Edit
Portuguese personal pronouns (edit) | |||||||||||||
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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 Edit
Noun Edit
eles m
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
eles f pl
Volapük Edit
Article Edit
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