Breakdown of Le conseiller s'adresse à l'interlocuteur et je m'oppose à lui.
je
I
et
and
lui
him / to him / to her (indirect object)
s'adresser à
to speak to
Questions & Answers about Le conseiller s'adresse à l'interlocuteur et je m'oppose à lui.
Why is it à lui at the end of the sentence instead of putting lui before the verb?
Usually, "to him" uses the indirect object pronoun lui placed before the verb (like je lui parle). However, with certain verbs, including most pronominal verbs followed by à like s'opposer à, you cannot put lui or leur before the verb. Instead, you must keep the preposition à after the verb and use a stressed pronoun like lui, elle, or eux.
What if I wanted to say "I oppose it" referring to an idea or a rule, rather than a person?
Does this same rule apply to s'adresser à in the first half of the sentence?
Yes. S'adresser à (to address someone) is also a pronominal verb that doesn't allow indirect object pronouns like lui or leur before it. If we replaced l'interlocuteur with a pronoun, it would have to be Le conseiller s'adresse à lui.
Is interlocuteur as formal in French as "interlocutor" is in English?