pronoun/lə/
him, her, it, them; replaces the argument of a copular verb, especially être; often not translated in English
“Où est Malik ? Je ne le vois pas.” — Where is Malik? I don't see him.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Old French le Middle French le French le From Middle French le, from Old French le, from Latin illum, by dropping il- and -m. Latin illum is the accusative singular of ille.