him

him [hɪm]

personal pronoun

   a. (direct object) le ; (before vowel or silent "h") l'

• she hates him elle le déteste

• I'm going to call him je vais l'appeler

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► le precedes the verb, except in positive commands.

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• don't disturb him ne le dérangez pas

• look at him! regardez-le !

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► When the French verb consists of avoir + past participle, l' precedes the form of avoir.

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• I have seen him je l'ai vu

   b. (indirect object) lui

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► Some French verbs take an indirect object. This means they are either followed by à + noun, or require an indirect pronoun.

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• I'm going to phone him tomorrow je vais lui téléphoner demain

• we're going to give him a present nous allons lui offrir un cadeau

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► lui precedes the verb, except in positive commands.

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• don't phone him ne lui téléphone pas

• phone him téléphone-lui

► to him lui

• what are you going to say to him? qu'est-ce que tu vas lui dire ?

• I'm speaking to him je lui parle

• nobody spoke to him personne ne lui a parlé

   c. (emphatic) lui

• it's him c'est lui

   d. ► preposition + him lui

• I am thinking about him je pense à lui

• I'm proud of him je suis fier de lui

• without him sans lui

• younger than him plus jeune que lui

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[hɪm]

Note: When used as a direct object pronoun, him is translated by le (l' before a vowel). Note that the object pronoun normally comes before the verb in French: I know him = je le connais; I've already seen him = je l'ai déjà vu

In imperatives, the direct object pronoun is translated by le and comes after the verb: catch him! = attrape-le! (note the hyphen)

When used as an indirect object pronoun, him is translated by lui: I've given him the book = je lui ai donné le livre; I've given it to him = je le lui ai donné

In imperatives, the indirect object pronoun is translated by lui and comes after the verb: phone him! = téléphone-lui!; give it to him = donne-le-lui (note the hyphens)

After prepositions and after the verb to be the translation is lui: she did it for him = elle l'a fait pour lui; it's him = c'est lui

pronoun

1) (direct object) le, l'

I like him — je l'aime bien

catch him! — attrape-le!

2) (indirect object, after prep) lui

English-French dictionary. 2013.