lui

Meaning

Pron

1. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
2. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object

Verb

past participle of luire

Concepts

he

him

her

it

she

the

to it

to the

s/he

they

that person

that guy

to her

to him

herself

himself

itself

oneself

Synonyms

il

elle

le

la

celui-là

cela

soi

la l’

le l’

cette personne

petit ami

ce type

celui-ci

l’

son

li

se

lui-même

avec

celui qui

chacun

au

ce

celle

celle-là

celui

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɥi/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin illui.

Sentences

Lui seul a la parole .

He alone has the floor.

Le fermier , lui tournant le dos .

The farmer , turning his back on him.

Bordeleau, lui , manque neuf mois de compétition .

Bordeleau, on the other hand, is missing nine months of competition.

Atli lui rapporte les propos de la servante .

Atli tells her what the maid said.

Ce dernier lui annonce qu'il renonce à sa vengeance .

The latter announces to him that he renounces his revenge.

Ce qui lui permet d'intégrer pleinement la communauté scientifique de son époque .

This allowed him to fully integrate the scientific community of his time.

Elle lui apporta livres comme dot et la promesse de autres livres .

She brought him books as dowry and the promise of other books.

Pourquoi le papa de Ninette ne lui achète-t-il pas un manteau ?

Why doesn't Ninette's dad buy her a coat?