No. 18 in French
il
"He" or "it" (third-person singular subject pronoun).
In a sentence
Il fait froid aujourd'hui.
It is cold today.
Here, 'il' is used as an impersonal pronoun for weather expressions.
Il parle couramment français.
He speaks French fluently.
In this case, 'il' functions as the subject pronoun representing a male individual.
Il y a un chat sous la table.
There is a cat under the table.
Here, 'il' is part of the impersonal expression 'il y a,' which means 'there is' or 'there are'.
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