"s'" meaning in French

See s' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /s‿/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-s'.wav Forms: s’ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunction|head=s’}} s’
  1. Elision of si (“if”) before il or ils.
    Sense id: en-s'-fr-conj-2z467xYM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns, French pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 25 28 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 16 41 43

Pronoun

IPA: /s‿/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-s'.wav Forms: s’ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun|third person|cat2=personal pronouns|head=s’}} s’ (third person)
  1. Elision of se before a word beginning with a vowel. Tags: third-person
    Sense id: en-s'-fr-pron-9Izs30wf Categories (other): French personal pronouns, French pronouns Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 16 41 43
  2. (informal) Elision of se before a word beginning with a consonant. Tags: informal, third-person
    Sense id: en-s'-fr-pron-RfEik5Gv Categories (other): French personal pronouns, French pronouns Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 16 41 43
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          "english": "Please / Here you are.",
          "literal_meaning": "If it pleases you.",
          "text": "S’il vous plaît",
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          "english": "I don’t know if they will come tomorrow.",
          "text": "Je ne sais pas s’ils viendront demain.",
          "translation": "I don’t know if they will come tomorrow.",
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        }
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        "Elision of si (“if”) before il or ils."
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          "il",
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          "ils",
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          "english": "He’s dressing (himself).",
          "text": "Il s’habille.",
          "translation": "He’s dressing (himself).",
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          "english": "He loves himself.",
          "text": "Il s’aime.",
          "translation": "He loves himself.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "They love themselves. / They love each other.",
          "text": "Ils s’aiment.",
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        "Elision of se before a word beginning with a vowel."
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          "english": "Is he movin’ his ass or what?",
          "text": "Y s’bouge le cul ou quoi?",
          "translation": "Is he movin’ his ass or what?",
          "type": "example"
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        "(informal) Elision of se before a word beginning with a consonant."
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