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)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’		moi
	Second	—	tu	te, t’		toi
	Third	Masculine	il	le, l’	lui	lui
		Feminine	elle	la, l’		elle
		Gender neutral5	iel	lea		ellui
		Indeterminate	on1	—	—	—
		Reflexive	—	se, s’4		soi4
Plural	First	—	nous	nous		nous
	Second	—	vous2	vous2,3		vous2
	Third	Masculine	ils3	les	leur	eux
		Feminine	elles			elles
		Gender neutral5	iels			elleux

¹ Also used as the first person plural.

² Also used as the polite singular form.

³ Also used when a group has both men and women.

⁴ Also used as third person plural reflexive.

⁵ Colloquial, and not in popular use.

Further reading

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