lhe

Meaning

1. (dative,form-of) dative of ele and ela: (to) him/her/it
2. (dative,form-of) dative of você, o senhor, and a senhora: (to) you
3. (Portugal) equivalent to a third- or second-person possessive pronoun
4. (Brazil,accusative,form-of) accusative of você
5. (Brazil,accusative,form-of) accusative of ele and ela

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʎi/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lle, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese li , from Latin illī, dative of ille. Cognate with Old Spanish ge and Italian gli (dative).

Sentences

O menino ficou com medo , os presságios lhe disseram que algo estava errado .

The boy was afraid, the omens told him something was wrong.

E a solidão como que lhe duplicava o encanto .

And loneliness, as it were, doubled his charm.

Nesse ponto , os presságios lhe dirão que seu tesouro está enterrado para sempre .

At that point, the omens will tell you that your treasure is buried forever.

Não , não me arrependo das vinte apólices que lhe deixei .

No, I don't regret the twenty policies I left you.

Ele decantou o vinho e começou a contar a história perturbadora que lhe contaram .

He decanted the wine and began to tell the disturbing story they told him.