him
English → French/hɪm/
pronoun
(direct object) le, (before vowel or silent "h") l’, (indirect object) lui, (emphatic) lui
- she hates him elle le déteste
- I’m going to call him je vais l’appeler
- don’t disturb him ne le dérangez pas
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- look at him! regardez-le !
- I have seen him je l’ai vu
- I’m going to phone him tomorrow je vais lui téléphoner demain
- we’re going to give him a present nous allons lui offrir un cadeau
- don’t phone him ne lui téléphone pas
- phone him téléphone-lui
- to him lui
- what are you going to say to him? qu’est-ce que tu vas lui dire ?
- I’m speaking to him je lui parle
- nobody spoke to him personne ne lui a parlé
- it’s him c’est lui
- him (preposition +) lui
- I am thinking about him je pense à lui
- I’m proud of him je suis fier de lui
- without him sans lui
- younger than him plus jeune que lui
- ➣ le precedes the verb, except in positive commands.
- ➣ When the French verb consists of avoir + past participle, l’ precedes the form of avoir.
- ➣ Some French verbs take an indirect object. This means they are either followed by à + noun, or require an indirect pronoun.
- ➣ lui precedes the verb, except in positive commands.