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ils with arbitrary reference
Plural Us may be used to refer to an indefinite or arbitrary group of people:
- Ils ont encore augmenté le prix de l'essence
They have put the price of petrol up again
- Ils disent qu'il va y avoir de l'orage
They say that there will be a storm
- Comment votent-ils par ici?
How do they vote around here?
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Ditransitive verbs & The future.
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