the (definite article) · Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. · the; my, your, etc.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Old French le Middle French le French le From Middle French le, from Old French le, from Latin illum, by dropping il- and -m. Latin illum is the accusative singular of ille.
Le lait du matin.
L'amour est aveugle.
Je vais visiter le Canada l'année prochaine, surtout l'Ontario et le Québec.
accusative of él and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that
köken: Inherited from Old Spanish lo (“the; him; it”). As a masculine pronoun, from Latin illum, the accusative masculine singular of ille (“that, that one”). As an article or impersonal neuter pronoun, from Latin illud, the neuter singular of ille. Compare Portuguese o.
köken: Inherited from Latin illum, accusative masculine singular of ille. Was originally l in earlier Romanian, with an initial prothetic î- added for ease of pronunciation.