No. 46 in Portuguese
ele
"He" (third-person singular masculine pronoun).
In a sentence
Ele é um bom amigo.
He is a good friend.
In this sentence, 'ele' serves as the subject pronoun referring to a male individual being described.
Vi um menino na praça, e ele parecia triste.
I saw a boy at the square, and he seemed sad.
'Ele' refers back to the boy mentioned earlier in the sentence, functioning as a pronoun.
Mesmo que ele não concorde, vamos seguir com o plano.
Even if he doesn't agree, we will proceed with the plan.
Here, 'ele' is part of a conjunctive clause and expresses the subject pronoun 'he' as part of a hypothetical situation.
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