/lɥi/
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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