il est Learn Unstarted Literal Breakdown Recording English French Learn he il Learn is (3rd person singular) est Learn Summary The French translation for “he is” is il est. The French, il est, can be broken down into 2 parts:"he" (il) and "is (3rd person singular)" (est). Practice Lesson "he is" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words he, is (3rd person singular) etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases he is etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 2 Part of Speech Courses Verbs (present tense, 3rd person singular) 1 Pronouns 1