"lui" meaning in French

See lui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /lɥi/, /lwi/ Audio: Fr-lui.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-lui.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-lui.wav
Rhymes: -i, -ɥi, -wi Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin illui. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la-lat|illui|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin illui, {{inh+|fr|la-lat|illui}} Inherited from Late Latin illui Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun form|cat2=personal pronouns|g=m}} lui m
  1. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject Tags: masculine Synonyms: cézigue
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-pron-FTdZQAd~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 0 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 58 42
  2. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-pron-W5WabzR~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lui-même
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: je, j’, me, m’, —, moi, moi-même, tu, te, t’, toi, toi-même, il2, le, l’, y, en, lui-même, celui, celui-ci, celui-là, elle, la, elle-même, celle, celle-ci, celle-là, on3, l’on [formal], ce4, c’, ça, ce, ceci, cela, se, s’5, soi, soi-même, nous, nous-mêmes, vous, vous-mêmes, vous-même6, ils7, les, leur, eux7, eux-mêmes7, ceux, ceux-ci, ceux-là, elles, elles-mêmes, celles, celles-ci, celles-là

Verb

IPA: /lɥi/, /lwi/ Audio: Fr-lui.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-lui.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-lui.wav
Rhymes: -i, -ɥi, -wi Etymology: see the verb luire Head templates: {{fr-past participle|intr=1}} lui (intransitive, hence invariable)
  1. past participle of luire Tags: form-of, intransitive, participle, past Form of: luire
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-verb-2UDYPLZe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "1873, Alphonse Daudet, Contes du Lundi, La Dernière Classe:",
          "text": "Je crois aussi que je n'avais jamais si bien écouté, et que lui non plus n'avait jamais mis autant de patience à ses explications.",
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          "english": "I gave the book to him/her.",
          "text": "Je lui ai donné le livre.",
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            [
              0,
              2
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          ],
          "english": "He doesn't know anything about it.",
          "text": "Lui, il n'en sait rien.",
          "translation": "He doesn't know anything about it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              63,
              65
            ],
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              71,
              73
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I believe also that I had never listened so well, and that neither had he ever put so much patience into his explanations.",
          "ref": "1873, Alphonse Daudet, Contes du Lundi, La Dernière Classe:",
          "text": "Je crois aussi que je n'avais jamais si bien écouté, et que lui non plus n'avait jamais mis autant de patience à ses explications.",
          "translation": "I believe also that I had never listened so well, and that neither had he ever put so much patience into his explanations.",
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      "glosses": [
        "him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject"
      ],
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        [
          "him",
          "him"
        ],
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          "he",
          "he"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cézigue"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
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          "english": "I gave the book to him/her.",
          "text": "Je lui ai donné le livre.",
          "translation": "I gave the book to him/her.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object"
      ],
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          "indirect object"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lwi/"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɥi"
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}

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    "Rhymes:French/i",
    "Rhymes:French/i/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:French/wi",
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    "Rhymes:French/ɥi/1 syllable"
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  "etymology_text": "see the verb luire",
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      "rhymes": "-i"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-wi"
    }
  ],
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}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: hence invariable",
  "path": [
    "lui"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "participle",
  "title": "lui",
  "trace": ""
}

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