il habite
The English phrase "he lives" is translated into French as il habite.
il habite is used to state that someone resides in a particular place. When you are stating a city or town where someone lives, you must use the preposition à before the name of that city.
Which one should you use?
While il habite refers to a person's residence, the phrase il vit is used for the more general concept of being alive or living a certain lifestyle.
How does it change in a sentence?
il habite is the third-person singular conjugation of the verb habiter.
Did you know?
- French uses the same verb habiter to mean both 'to live' and 'to dwell', but it can also be used transitively without a preposition, such as il habite Paris instead of il habite à Paris.
- In casual spoken French, the pronoun il is often swallowed or merged with the following word, making il habite sound more like l'habite.
- The verb habiter shares the same root as the English word 'habitat', referring to the natural environment where an organism lives.
Examples in context
- Il habite à côté.He lives next door to us.This sentence is useful for saying someone lives in a nearby location using il habite.Tatoeba #1286736 by sacredceltic, translation #294558 by CK
- Il habite à Kyôto.He lives in Kyoto.This sentence is useful for stating someone lives in Kyoto using il habite.Tatoeba #131841 by Aiji, translation #295276 by Hautis
- Il habite à Osaka.He lives in Osaka.This sentence is useful for stating someone lives in Osaka using il habite.Tatoeba #2019949 by Aiji, translation #275683 by CK
- Il habite à ParisHe lives in Paris
- Il réside à NiceHe resides in Nice
- Il loge dans une belle maisonHe lives in a beautiful house
- Il vit à MarseilleHe lives in Marseille
- Il habite dans un petit appartementHe lives in a small apartment
- Il loge à la campagneHe lives in the countryside
- Il habite dans une grande villeHe lives in a big city
- 57 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are talking about a mutual friend.
- HugoEst-ce que Marc est ici ?Is Marc here?
- ChloéNon, il habite à Paris maintenant.No, he lives in Paris now.
- HugoAh bon, c'est loin !Oh really, that's far!
- ChloéOui, mais il adore sa ville.Yes, but he loves his city.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
