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Use of il ils and elle elles
The third person pronouns il/ils and elle/elles normally refer to people and things (both concrete and abstract) and the choice of which one to use is usually determined by the grammatical person, gender and number of the noun referred to:
- Qu'est-ce qu'il fait, le facteur? Il est en retard
What's the postman up to? He's late
- Il est intéressant, ce livre
That book's interesting
- Où est la directrice? Elle est en réunion
Where's the headmistress? She's in a meeting
- Elle est intéressante, cette émission
That programme's interesting
- Il n'y a plus d'abricots. Ils sont finis
There are no more apricots. They're finished
- Elles sont dangereuses, ces falaises
These cliffs are dangerous