/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.
stylo .
I lent him my pen this morning.
, ' .
Without him, this project would never have worked.
Used in
Stories
(9)On a le temps
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Pas la même chose
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Chez le médecin
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Le dernier train de la nuit
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Le jour du travail
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Clara trouve sa place
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Un message pour Hélène
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Un voyage difficile
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Une rencontre au marché
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Grammar articles
(14)Comparing French Adverbs: plus vite, le mieux, and the Irregulars
French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Demonstrative Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Negation Beyond pas: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun
French Object Pronouns: me, te, le, la, lui, nous, vous, leur and the Preverbal Position
The French Present Participle and Gerund (le participe présent et le gérondif)
French Possessive Pronouns: le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur
French Possessives: mon, ma, mes and the mon-Before-Vowel Trap
French Pronouns Y and EN: there, some, of it, of them
French Stressed Pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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