it
[ɪt]pronoun
| 1. | [referring to specific thing or person - subj]
él m, ella f
[ - direct object] lo m, la f [ - indirect object] le it is in my hand está en mi mano it broke se rompió did you find it? ¿lo encontraste? give it to me dámelo I like it me gusta he gave it a kick le dio una patada |
| 2. | (with prepositions)
él m, ella f
[meaning `this matter' etc] ello as if his life depended on it como si le fuera la vida en ello in it dentro give this bone to it dale este hueso have you been to it before? ¿has estado antes? he's good at it se le da bien on it encima to talk about it hablar de él/ella/ello under/beneath it debajo beside it al lado from/of it de él/ella/ello over it por encima |
| 3. | (impersonal use)
it was raining llovía it is cold today hace frío hoy it's two o'clock son las dos who is it? - it's Mary/me ¿quién es? - soy Mary/yo what day is it? ¿a qué (día) estamos hoy? it's Monday es lunes it says here that ... aquí dice que ... it's the children who worry me most son los niños lo que más me preocupa |
