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/lɥi/

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Translation

him, her, to him, to her (tonic and indirect object pronoun)

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin illui, a dative form built on Latin ille ('that, he'). It serves as the stressed and indirect object pronoun 'him' or 'to him, to her'.

Origin
Latin
Root
illui

Examples

- .

Give him/her the message from me.

C' l' .

It was him who had the idea first.

.

I sent him/her a message last night.

.

I lent him my pen this morning.

, ' .

Without him, this project would never have worked.

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This word is part of lesson 2.