Lui (en. Him)

/lɥi/

Meaning & Definition

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pronoun

Used to emphasize a person in a sentence.

It was he who won the contest.

C'est lui qui a gagné le concours.

Can also refer to a person after a preposition.

I'm going with him to the movies.

Je vais avec lui au cinéma.

Personal pronoun used to refer to a masculine person.

He gave him a book.

Il lui a donné un livre.

Derived from the Latin 'ille', which means 'that one'.

by himself

indicates that someone is accomplishing something independently.

à lui tout seul

himself

refers to the person in question to reinforce the idea.

lui-même

to please him

to do something to satisfy someone.

lui faire plaisir

himself

indicates self-reference to the same person.

lui-même

to give him

means to give something to him.

lui donner

A guy

He's a real him, always there for his friends.

C'est un vrai lui, toujours là pour ses amis.

This guy

Look at that him, he's acting crazy.

Regarde ce lui, il fait n'importe quoi.