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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

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