ellos lo

they ... him/it

→ él

phrase Common #8,880

they ... him/it This is a combination of the subject pronoun ellos (they) and the direct-object pronoun lo (him or it). Lo usually comes before a conjugated verb, so the phrase is incomplete by itself.

SP: Ellos lo encontraron en el parque.

EN: They found him at the park.

Ellos lo quieren de vuelta.

They want him back.

Ellos lo tienen.

They have it.

— Bugonia (2025)

Ellos lo acusaron de robar la bicicleta.

They accused him of stealing the bicycle.

Ellos lo desprecian.

They despise him.

Ellos lo enterraron en su tumba.

They buried him in his grave.

Seguramente, ni ellos lo habrán sabido.

They probably didn't even know.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Ellos lo oyeron bajar por las escaleras.

They heard him coming down the stairs.

Ellos lo arruinaron.

They ruined it.

No, ellos lo encontrarán allí.

No, they’ll find it there.

Ellos lo construyeron.

They built it.

Ellos lo entenderán.

They will understand it.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

No está claro cuál de ellos lo quería.

It’s not clear which one of them wanted it.

Ellos lo están haciendo bien.

They are doing it right.

Yo confié en que ellos lo arreglaron.

I trusted them to fix it.

Ellos lo pagarán.

They will pay for it.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Y ellos lo matarán si jode con ellos como lo ha hecho conmigo.

And they will kill him if he messes with them like he has with me.

— Elephant (2003)

Ellos lo temen como a una plaga.

They fear him like a plague.

— Stalker (1979)

Ellos lo acusaron de mentir.

They accused him of lying.

Ellos lo ayudaron.

They helped him.

Ellos lo descubrieron.

They discovered it.

Ellos lo enterraron en el cementerio al lado de la iglesia.

They buried him in the cemetery next to the church.

Ellos lo llamaron una masacre.

They called it a massacre.

Ellos lo nombraron capitán del equipo.

They named him team captain.

Ellos lo respetan a usted.

They respect you.

Ellos lo tratan con menos cuidado.

They treat him with less care.

— Burning (2018)

Ellos lo arreglarán.

They will fix it.

Este libro es lo suficientemente fácil como para que ellos lo lean.

This book is easy enough for them to read.

Ellos lo consideran un empleado altamente cualificado.

They consider him a highly qualified employee.

Ellos lo eligieron como su representante.

They chose him as their representative.

Él puede ser su líder, pero ellos lo eligieron.

He may be their leader, but they elected him.

Ellos lo enviaron a Norteamérica.

They sent him to North America.

Ellos lo oyeron por la radio.

They heard it on the radio.

Ellos lo sabían.

They knew it.

— El canto del lobo (2019)

Ellos lo aceptaron.

They accepted it.

Ellos lo atraparon.

They caught him.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Ellos lo creen.

They believe it.

Ellos lo entendieron.

They understood it.

— Queen (2014)

Ellos lo están interrogando.

They are interrogating him.

Ellos lo llamaron traidor.

They called him a traitor.