eux

See also: -eux

French

Etymology

From Old French els, from Latin illos, which is the accusative plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø/

• Audio (France):

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• Homophones: euh, œufs

Pronoun

eux m pl

1. they: disjunctive form of ils

Related terms

• eux-mêmes

French personal pronouns

number	person	gender	nominative (subject)	accusative (direct complement)	dative (indirect complement)	locative (at)	genitive (of)	disjunctive (tonic)
singular	first	—	je, j’	me, m’		—	—	moi
	second	—	tu	te, t’		—	—	toi
	third	masculine	il	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui
		feminine	elle	la, l’				elle
		indeterminate	on1	—	—	—	—	—
		reflexive4	—	se, s’		—	—	soi
plural	first	—	nous	nous		—	—	nous
	second2	—	vous	vous		—	—	vous
	third	masculine	ils3	les	leur	y	en	eux3
		feminine	elles					elles

¹ On can also function as a first person plural (although agreeing with third person singular verb forms).
² Vous is also used as the polite singular form.
³ Ils and eux are also used when a group has a mixture of masculine and feminine members.
⁴ These forms are also used as third person plural reflexive.

Further reading

• “eux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.