French - Russian Dictionary
/lə/
Le is a French definite article and pronoun. As an article it translates to Russian definite reference (no single word equivalent); as a pronoun (masculine singular object form), it typically translates to его, ему, им, or ей depending on case and context.
| # | Type | French | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | le accusative / direct object | его |
| 2 | pronoun | le object — see also that | его |
| 3 | pronoun | le object — see also that | ему |
| 4 | pronoun | le object — see also that | им |
| 5 | pronoun | le object — see also that | её |
| 6 | pronoun | le object — see also that | ей |
| 7 | pronoun | le object — see also that | ею |
| 8 | adjective | le in that state | такой |
Je le vois.
Я его вижу.
Le livre est sur la table.
Книга на столе.
Elle lui parle, mais il ne le comprend pas.
Она ему говорит, но он её не понимает.
As a pronoun, le replaces a masculine singular noun in accusative position (direct object). Do not confuse the article le with the pronoun le; the article has no Russian equivalent and is simply part of French grammar, while the pronoun must be translated. Word order matters: the pronoun typically precedes the verb in French (Je le vois) but this order differs from Russian (Я его вижу).
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