French Third Person
The third person refers to a person or group that is neither the speaker nor the person(s) addressed.
For example
Elle est généreuse. - She is generous.
-> 'elle' is neither the speaker nor the person being addressed.
Ils ont du temps. - They have time.
-> 'ils' is a group of people who are neither speaking nor being spoken to.
-> 'elle' is neither the speaker nor the person being addressed.
Ils ont du temps. - They have time.
-> 'ils' is a group of people who are neither speaking nor being spoken to.
In addition to singular and plural forms, third person has subject, object, stress and possessive forms.
Third person pronouns
| Subject | Reflexive | Object | Stress | Possessive | |
| singular |
il |
se |
le / lui |
lui | son, sa, ses, le sien... |
| elle | se | la / lui | elle | son, sa, ses, le sien... | |
| on* | se | le/la / lui | soi | son, sa, ses, le sien... | |
| plural | ils | se | les / leur | eux | leur, leurs, le leur... |
| elles | se | les / leur | elles | leur, leurs, le leur... |
*Also see the note about on in the first person.
