/ɪl/ /ɪl/ or /ɪl/ (for the English pronunciation)

Definitions

1. article

A word used to indicate that a noun is male, used before masculine singular nouns in French.

“Il est venu hier (He came yesterday)”

2. noun

Night, in French.

“Elle s’est couchée tôt parce qu’il faisait nuit (She went to bed early because it was night)”

3. noun

A male person or animal, used to refer to a male in general.

“Il a mangé (He ate)”

4. pronoun

Used as the subject of a sentence, equivalent to ‘he’ or ‘him’.

“Il a vu le film (He saw the movie)”

5. adverb

Used to indicate the time or place of an action.

“Il est arrivé hier (He arrived yesterday)”