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French frequency list

No. 6,096 in French

elle

"Elle" means "she" or "it" (for feminine nouns) in English.

In a sentence

  • Elle est très intelligente.

    She is very intelligent.

    The word 'elle' is used as a subject pronoun here, referring to a female individual, implying the focus of the sentence is on her intelligence.

  • Cette maison, elle appartient à ma grand-mère.

    This house, it belongs to my grandmother.

    The word 'elle' is used as a resumptive pronoun here to emphasize the subject 'maison' (house) in this sentence.

  • Je ne sais pas si elle sera présente.

    I don't know if she will be present.

    The word 'elle' is used again as a subject pronoun here, serving to reference the person being discussed for the action of attending.

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