I'm stuck with when 'lui' means he *or* she ...
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
1/08/16
Bonjour Stuart,
Lui is two different kinds of pronouns.
When it's a stressed pronoun, it only means him, because there's a feminine stressed pronoun: elle. Lesson: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/view/722
When it's an indirect object pronoun, it can mean him or her because there is no separate feminine pronoun. Lesson: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/view/710
In "I speak of her," her is the object of the pronoun of and therefore must be translated by the stressed pronoun elle, not the indirect object lui.
Lui is two different kinds of pronouns.
When it's a stressed pronoun, it only means him, because there's a feminine stressed pronoun: elle. Lesson: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/view/722
When it's an indirect object pronoun, it can mean him or her because there is no separate feminine pronoun. Lesson: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/view/710
In "I speak of her," her is the object of the pronoun of and therefore must be translated by the stressed pronoun elle, not the indirect object lui.
helen
Kwiziq community member
23/10/17
Laura--
I really appreciate your explanations. I came here because I'm trying to understand why lui is used in this sentence:
"Tu lui a fait confiance" (You trust him) Is this because faire is followed by à or any other reason?
I really appreciate your explanations. I came here because I'm trying to understand why lui is used in this sentence:
"Tu lui a fait confiance" (You trust him) Is this because faire is followed by à or any other reason?
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Stuart
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31 July 2016
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I'm stuck with when 'lui' means he *or* she ...
... and times when lui only means he and I must use elle for she. 'I speak of her' in a recent test used 'elle', which I thought should have been 'lui..'
This relates to:
Moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles (advanced stress pronouns) -