French - Arabic Dictionary
/lə/
Le is a French definite article and pronoun. As an article, it means 'the' and corresponds to ال in Arabic. As a pronoun, it is an accusative (direct object) form meaning 'him' or 'it', and can be translated as ه or إياه.
| # | Type | French | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | le accusative / direct object | ه |
| 2 | pronoun | le accusative / direct object | إياه |
| 3 | pronoun | le object — see also that | ه |
| 4 | article | le article | ال |
Je vois le chat.
أرى القط.
Tu le connais?
هل تعرفه؟
Je l'aime beaucoup.
أحبه كثيراً.
As a definite article, le is used before masculine singular nouns (le livre = the book). As a pronoun, le represents a masculine singular noun and is placed before the verb in French, unlike English where the object typically follows the verb. Common learner error: forgetting to use le when referring back to a previously mentioned masculine noun.
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