"ellos" meaning in Spanish

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈeʝos/, [ˈe.ʝos], /ˈeʝos/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [ˈe.ʝos] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /ˈeʎos/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), [ˈe.ʎos] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains), /ˈeʃos/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ˈe.ʃos] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /ˈeʒos/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ˈe.ʒos] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: les [dative]
Rhymes: -eʝos Etymology: From Latin illos, from ille. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|illos}} Latin illos, {{m|la|ille}} ille Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun form|dative|les|g=m-p}} ellos m pl (dative les)
  1. plural of él (“they, them”) Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: él (extra: they, them)
    Sense id: en-ellos-es-pron-FMCLVA3s Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Related terms: él, ella, ellas, ello, yo, me, mí1, nosotros, nos, nosotras, , te, ti1, vos, usted, le, se4, lo, la5, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las5, la, ello7, las, —, se, sí1, Not used with con, conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively, Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (english: e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije), Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to, Used primarily in Spain, Used only in rare circumstances

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