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lê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From a merger of Dutch leggen (“to lay”) and liggen (“to lie”). Formally, the forms with -ê- are from leggen, while the alternative present participle is from liggen (as is the lexicalised past participle geleë).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛː/, [lɛ̞ː]
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Verb

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lê (present lê, present participle liggende, past participle gelê)

  1. (intransitive) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
    Hy lê op die bed.
    He's lying on the bed.
  2. (transitive) to lay (to put into a horizontal position)
    Hy lê sy tas op die bed.
    He lays his bag on the bed.

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Emilian

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Etymology

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From Latin illa (feminine of ille), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognates include French elle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleː/
  • Hyphenation: lê

Pronoun

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lê (personal, disjunctive case)

  1. she, her (emphatic form)
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Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)
Number Person Gender Disjunctive
(tonic) 		Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Reflexive
(-self) 		Comitative
(with)
Singular First — mè a me mêg
Second — tè et te têg
Third Masculine ló al ge se sêg
Feminine lê la
Plural First Masculine nuēter a se nōsk
Feminine nuētri
Second Masculine vuēter a ve vōsk
Feminine vuētri
Third Masculine lôr i ge se sêg
Feminine el li

Galician

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Verb

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lê

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ler:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Guerrero Amuzgo

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Etymology

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Probably from Spanish ley.

Noun

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lê

  1. law

Ligurian

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Pronoun

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lê

  1. he, him
  2. she, her (accusative)
  3. it

Usage notes

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  • Because the pronoun is not gender-specific, it is followed:
    • by o if the gender is masculine
      lê o l'é bèllo ― he is handsome
    • by a if the gender is feminine
      lê a l'é bèlla ― she is beautiful

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese ler.

Verb

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lê

  1. to read
    tâ lê ― he is reading
    Si cava lê, pegá dá, nadi assi consumido.
    To give it back after reading, it won't be as annoying.

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Northern Kurdish

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Conjunction

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lê

  1. but

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lê

  1. inflection of ler:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. Apocopic form of ler; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
  3. Eye dialect spelling of ler, representing Brazil Portuguese.

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 梨.

Noun

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(classifier cây, trái, quả) lê

  1. pear

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lê • (黎)

  1. to drag (one's feet)
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