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il
him / it (unstressed accusative object pronoun) /ɨl/
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Also: it (referring to a masculine or neuter noun)
Example sentences
Îl văd.
I see him.
Îl chem pe fratele meu.
I am calling my brother.
L-am întâlnit ieri la magazin.
I met him yesterday at the store.
Nu-l cunosc pe acest om.
I don't know this man.
Îl voi ajuta pe colegul meu mâine.
I will help my colleague tomorrow.
Deși nu-l plăcea, a decis să-l ajute oricum.
Although she didn't like him, she decided to help him anyway.
Word family
elhe / it (subject)
eashe / it (subject, feminine)
luito him / his (dative)îito him/her (dative clitic)
lethem (feminine accusative)
Etymology
Îl comes from the Latin accusative pronoun illum, the object form of ille, meaning "that one" or "he". Romanian kept this Latin case system almost intact for its personal pronouns, unlike most other Romance languages. Over time illum shrank to a single clitic consonant that must lean on a nearby verb, and Romanian added a prosthetic "î-" so the word could stand at the start of a sentence.
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