French Conversation · Level 3
88 words
French word
elle
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛl/
Meaning
- pronounshe
Example
Elle a appelé hier soir.
She called last night.
More examples
Je parle souvent avec elle.
I often talk with her.
Core concept
A single subject marker pointing to a feminine referent outside the conversation.
Common phrases
avec elle
with her
sans elle
without her
chez elle
at her place
Similar words
il: Refers to a male person or masculine noun other than the speaker or listener.
la: Refers to a female person or feminine noun receiving an action.
lui: Refers to a person as the indirect object of an action.
on: Refers to unspecified people or people in general.
Definition in French
S'emploie pour désigner une femme, une fille, un animal femelle ou pour reprendre un nom féminin.
Word origin
French elle comes from Old French ele, which developed from the Latin feminine pronoun illa.
Usage tips
- Unlike English she, elle also refers to grammatically feminine things, such as la table.