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L'uomo è qui.

L'uomo è qui.
The man is here.
From Lesson 1:Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')·Italian

Breakdown of L'uomo è qui.

essere
to be
l'uomo
the man (m)
qui
here

Questions & Answers about L'uomo è qui.

Why is it l'uomo instead of il uomo?
Even though uomo is a masculine noun and normally uses the article il, Italian drops the vowel and adds an apostrophe when the following noun starts with a vowel. So, il uomo becomes l'uomo to make it flow better when speaking.
Is uomo a masculine or feminine noun?
It is masculine! As you are learning in this lesson, Italian nouns ending in -o are generally masculine, while those ending in -a are feminine.
Why is there an accent mark on the word è?
The accent mark is very important. è (with the accent) is the verb meaning "is" (from the verb essere). Without the accent, e means "and". The accent changes both the pronunciation and the meaning!
If I wanted to change this to just say "He is here", how would I do that?
You could say Lui è qui, using the pronoun lui (he). However, Italian often drops the subject pronoun. Simply saying È qui is perfectly normal and usually the most common way to say "He is here".

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