eux

eux
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).
pronoun
1.
A word or phrase used to refer to a group including masculine words or both masculine and feminine words (e.g., beaux).
(masculine or mixed gender)
(emphatic)
a. them
Mes frères disent qu'il va neiger. Et eux, ils ne se trompent jamais.My brothers say it's going to snow. And them, they're never wrong.
b. as for them (before a clause)
J'adore rester à la maison et lire. Eux, ils préfèrent skier.I love to stay home and read. As for them, they'd rather be skiing.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to a group including masculine words or both masculine and feminine words (e.g., beaux).
(masculine or mixed gender)
(after a preposition)
a. them
Je ne vais jamais sur les pistes de ski avec eux.I never go to the ski slopes with them.
b. themselves
En tout cas, ils n'ont acheté des forfaits de ski que pour eux.In any case, they only bought ski passes for themselves.
3.
A word or phrase used to refer to a group including masculine words or both masculine and feminine words (e.g., beaux).
(masculine or mixed gender)
(in a cleft sentence)
a. they
Ce sont eux qui aiment la neige.They're the ones who love the snow.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A word or phrase used to refer to a group including masculine words or both masculine and feminine words (e.g., beaux).
(masculine or mixed gender)
(subject)
a. they
Je suis plutôt studieuse. Eux préfèrent le sport.I'm more studious. They prefer sports.
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