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eles.

masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈe.lis/Brazil/ˈe.liʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈe.lɨʃ/Portugal
  1. masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they

    masculine · plural
    Eles andaram até mim.
  2. masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them

    masculine · plural
    Eu gosto de conversar com eles.
  3. masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them

    Brazil · masculine · plural
    Um homem matou eles.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese elos, from Latin illōs, influenced by the singular form.

noun
  1. plural of ele

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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