eles
Catalan
Noun
eles
- plural of ela
- (Valencia) plural of ele
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, from ille (“that”). The dative form is from Latin illīs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelɪs/
Pronoun
eles m pl (accusative os, dative lles)
- they
Usage notes
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
- el
- ela
- elas
Middle English
Noun
eles
- plural of el
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin illōs, from ille.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Pronoun
eles m (feminine elas)
- they (third-person singular subject pronoun)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille.
Pronoun
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
- (subject pronoun): il (masculine equivalent)
- (stressed object pronoun): eus (masculine equivalent)
Descendants
- French: elles
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese elles, from Latin illos, influenced by the singular form.
Alternative forms
- êles (obsolete)
- êlles (obsolete)
- elles (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe.lis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈe.liʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe.les/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈe.lɨʃ/
- Hyphenation: e‧les
Audio (Brazil - São Paulo) (file)
Pronoun
eles m pl
- masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they
- 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.
- Eles andaram até mim.
- They walked towards me.
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- 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
The following preposition + eles contractions are mandatory:
- de + eles → deles
- em + eles → neles
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ele.
See also
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 |
Noun
eles m
- plural of ele
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeles/ [ˈe.les]
- Rhymes: -eles
- Syllabification: e‧les
Noun
eles f pl
- plural of ele
Volapük
Article
eles
- dative plural of el