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Learn French: lui - him / to him / to her indirect object

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/Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)
/lui

lui

Word

lui

Meaning

him / to him / to her (indirect object)

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

Usages of lui

Lui, c'est un ami.

Him, he is a friend.

Qui est la femme avec lui ?

Who is the woman with him?

Moi, je suis ici sans lui.

Me, I am here without him.

Un étudiant travaille bien avec lui.

A student works well with him.

Je cache une surprise, c'est un cadeau pour lui.

I am hiding a surprise, it is a gift for him.

J'achète cette valise pour lui.

I am buying this suitcase for him.

Je lui prête souvent ma voiture.

I often lend him my car.

Il lui a emprunté un livre.

He borrowed a book from her.

Je vais lui rendre le livre.

I am going to return the book to him.

Je lui promets une belle surprise.

I promise him a beautiful surprise.

Est-ce que tu lui mens souvent ?

Do you often lie to him?

Elle lui a avoué son erreur hier.

She confessed her mistake to him yesterday.

Je lui fais confiance, alors je lui pardonne.

I trust him, so I forgive him.

Je lui pardonne son mensonge.

I forgive him his lie.

Je vais chez lui pour voir une console plus moderne que son ordinateur.

I am going to his place to see a console more modern than his computer.

Si tu lui souhaites bon voyage, tu attireras la chance.

If you wish him a good trip, you will attract luck.

Je lui ai parlé de ce malentendu.

I spoke to him about this misunderstanding.

Je ne lui ai plus répondu.

I didn't answer him anymore.

Hier, pendant une dispute, je lui ai pardonné sa faute.

Yesterday, during an argument, I forgave him his mistake.

Le facteur le lui remet sans problème.

The postman hands it over to him without a problem.

Où est l'enveloppe ? Le facteur la lui apporte.

Where is the envelope? The postman is bringing it to him.

Le coursier trouve le destinataire et le lui donne.

The courier finds the recipient and gives it to him.

L'expéditeur les lui transmet tout de suite.

The sender forwards them to him right away.

Le destinataire est là, donc il la lui donne personnellement.

The recipient is there, so he is giving it to him personally.

C'est un bon plat, je lui en sers.

It is a good dish, I am serving him some of it.

Voici le vin. Lui en servez-vous ?

Here is the wine. Are you serving him some of it?

Le patron a besoin de ce document. Donne-le-lui !

The boss needs this document. Give it to him!

Le patron veut cette copie. Imprime-la-lui !

The boss wants this copy. Print it for him!

L'assistant va utiliser le micro. Branche-le-lui !

The assistant is going to use the microphone. Plug it in for him!

L'assistant a fait ces copies. Rends-les-lui tout de suite !

The assistant made these copies. Return them to him immediately!

Le patron ne trouve pas son micro. Apportez-le-lui !

The boss cannot find his microphone. Bring it to him!

Le patron fera une présentation. Préparez-la-lui !

The boss will make a presentation. Prepare it for him!

Le patron a demandé ce dossier il y a une heure. Apportez-le-lui !

The boss asked for this file an hour ago. Bring it to him!

Le patron attend, valide-le-lui tout de suite !

The boss is waiting, validate it for him right away!

Nous lui disons de préparer le biberon.

We tell him to prepare the baby bottle.

Les parents gâtent la fille et lui donnent un doudou.

The parents spoil the girl and give her a cuddly toy.

Sa jumelle a exactement la même allure que lui.

His twin has exactly the same look as him.

Selon lui, ce passage serait le seul accès.

According to him, this passage is reportedly the only access.

Je lui demande de ne pas nettoyer le terrarium, pour ne pas casser la vitre.

I ask him not to clean the terrarium, so as not to break the glass.

Je suis inquiet pour lui.

I am worried about him.

Ses enfants lui manquent.

He misses his children.

En dehors de lui, personne n'est venu.

Apart from him, nobody came.

Son honneur est très important pour lui.

His honour is very important to him.

Le stagiaire veut la prime, mais je doute que le chef la lui ait donnée.

The intern wants the bonus, but I doubt the boss gave it to him.

Le remplaçant démissionne sans que tu lui aies parlé.

The replacement is resigning without you having spoken to him.

Nous la lui faisons envoyer.

We are having him send it.

Je la lui fais signer.

I am having him sign it.

Ils la lui font lire.

They are having him read it.

Je les lui fais tamponner.

I am having her stamp them.

Il nous a raconté qu'il avait caché le soldat chez lui.

He told us that he had hidden the soldier at his place.

Je lui ai dit que les survivants avaient oublié la tragédie.

I told him that the survivors had forgotten the tragedy.

Vous avez la solution, alors vous la lui donnez sincèrement.

You have the solution, so you give it to him sincerely.

Quels que soient les ingrédients, l'arachide est dangereuse pour lui.

Whatever the ingredients may be, peanuts are dangerous for him.

À force d'étudier ce dialecte, je le lui explique facilement.

Through repeatedly studying this dialect, I explain it to him easily.

L'adversaire voulait le centre, alors il le lui a abandonné.

The opponent wanted the center, so he abandoned it to him.

Quant à lui, il a délégué la mise en œuvre sans nous consulter.

As for him, he delegated the implementation without consulting us.

C'est lui qui a une grave infection pour avoir attendu plusieurs mois.

He is the one who has a severe infection for having waited several months.

Donne-lui un frein, n'importe lequel.

Give him a brake, any one.

Il veut des freins, je lui en achète n'importe lesquels.

He wants brakes, I'm buying him any of them.

Quand bien même le méchant s'excuserait, nous ne lui ferions pas confiance.

Even if the villain apologized, we would not trust him.

On lui a reproché son erreur pendant la diffusion.

He was criticized for his mistake during the broadcast.

Il se doute qu'on lui a téléphoné dans la régie.

He suspects she was telephoned in the control room.

On lui a permis de choisir le générique, voire la chanson, n'est-ce pas ?

She was allowed to choose the credits, and even the song, wasn't she?

Le traiteur va être prêt, pour peu qu'on lui donne du temps.

The caterer is going to be ready, provided that we give him some time.

Elle va dévoiler la ruse, pour peu qu'on lui pose la question.

She is going to unveil the ruse, provided that we ask her the question.

Que nous adoptions ce chat lui donne un nouveau foyer.

That we adopt this cat gives him a new home.

Le dirigeant est sévère, mais je songe à lui.

The leader is strict, but I am thinking of him.

Vous devez vous adresser à lui personnellement.

You must speak to him personally.

Je vois le conseiller, et je me joins à lui pour le déjeuner.

I see the advisor, and I am joining him for lunch.

Il s'agit du successeur ; je ne m'oppose pas à lui.

This is about the successor; I am not opposing him.

C'est mon collègue, et je m'attache à lui.

He is my colleague, and I am getting attached to him.

Si tu vois l'interlocuteur, tu peux t'adresser à lui.

If you see the contact, you can speak to him.

Nous songeons à lui pour le projet.

We are considering him for the project.

Le conseiller s'adresse à l'interlocuteur et je m'oppose à lui.

The advisor addresses the interlocutor and I oppose him.

C'est lui qui se vante d'avoir acheté les gobelets.

He is the one who boasts about having bought the cups.

Donne-la-lui, la figurine du dragon, laquelle est rouge !

Give it to him, the dragon's miniature, which is red!

Explique-la-lui, la règle de la pioche !

Explain it to him, the rule of the draw pile!

Tu propulses les filles, puis c'est à lui de faire le salto.

You propel the girls, then it is his turn to do the somersault.

J'ai gagné mon pari contre lui.

I won my bet against him.

Par ailleurs, je ne suis pas d'accord avec lui.

Furthermore, I do not agree with him.

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