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Pronunciation: /ɪt/

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  • 1 (subject pronoun) il, elle ‘where is the chair?’ — ‘it's in the kitchen’ = ‘où est la chaise?’ — ‘elle est dans la cuisine’ it's a good film = c'est un bon film
  • 2 (object pronoun) le, la l' I want it = je le/la veux
  • 3 (after a preposition) about/from/of it = en in/to it = y I've heard about it = j'en ai entendu parler he went to it = il y est allé
  • 4 (in questions) who is it? = qui est-ce?, qui c'est? (fam) where is it? (of object) = où est-il/elle? (of place); = où est-ce?, où est-ce que c'est?, c'est où? (fam) what is it? (of object, noise) = qu'est-ce que c'est?, c'est quoi? (fam) (what's happening?); = qu'est-ce qui se passe? (what is the matter?); = qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
  • 5 (impersonal uses) it's raining/snowing = il pleut/neige it is easy to learn English = il est facile d'apprendre l'anglais it doesn't matter = ç ne fait rien it's time to eat = c'est l'heure de manger it's me = c'est moi

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