It should be: (1) 'Je lui dis que ...' or Je le dis que ...'? (2) 'Je lui dis une nouvelle' or 'Je le dis une nouvelle'?

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It should be: (1) 'Je lui dis que ...' or Je le dis que ...'? (2) 'Je lui dis une nouvelle' or 'Je le dis une nouvelle'?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate dire and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

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Kelly B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer

(1) if you are trying to say "I tell him that..." -> "Je lui dis que..." because 'him' is is an indirect object, so you need an indirect object pronoun 'lui' to replace and indirect object.

(2) same thing, use 'lui'

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Joan C. asked:

It should be: (1) 'Je lui dis que ...' or Je le dis que ...'? (2) 'Je lui dis une nouvelle' or 'Je le dis une nouvelle'?

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