Lui or l'ecouter?

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Lui or l'ecouter?

Simone

J'aimais l'ecouter. I am going to listen... to him.

Why isn't this lui ecouter?

Thanks

This question relates to:French lesson "Position of French Object Pronouns - with infinitives"

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour mandy,

Take a look at Chris' brilliant answer below:

La or Lui?

The same applies for the verb "écouter" in French. It is followed by a direct object:

J'écoute Simone. = I am listening to Simone.

Je l'écoute = I am to listening to her

Here, in English "to her" refers to an indirect object (due to the preposition "to") but in French, there is no preposition "à" ; so, it is a direct object ; hence, "l'écoute".

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Mandy L. asked:

Lui or l'ecouter?

Simone

J'aimais l'ecouter. I am going to listen... to him.

Why isn't this lui ecouter?

Thanks

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