LUI and LEUR (without S) are used to say "him/her" and "them" after verbs expressing attribution (when you give or say something to someone). Such verbs include:
- donner (give)
- apporter (bring)
- envoyer (send)
- attribuer (assign)
- dire (say/tell)
- demander (ask), etc.
Here is the explanation in detail:
1) LUI and ELLE are personal pronouns:
"Elle" can mean "she" (subject) or "her" (indirect object)
> Elle est jolie (she is pretty) - grammatical subject
> Je pense à elle (I think about her) -indirect object
"Lui" can mean "him" > je pense à lui (I think about him) - indirect object
However, when the indirect object is the recipient of something, "(to) her" and "(to) him" both become LUI.
> Pierre a offert des fleurs à Cécile (Pierre offered Cécile flowers) > Pierre LUI a offert des fleurs (Pierre offered HER flowers).
2) Same thing in the plural with EUX and LEUR (not "leurs", which is a possessive adjective (their) followed by a plural noun > leurs amis = their friends):
They both mean "them" but LEUR is used for recipients:
I think about them = je pense à EUX (masc) / ELLES (fem)
I talk to them = je LEUR parle (masculine of feminine)
I brought them a present = je LEUR ai apporté un cadeau.
2007-11-25 09:24:20
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answer #1
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answered by Millie 5
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Lui has two principal uses:
indirect object in phrases like 'I gave him/her the book' = Je lui ai donné le livre. Here it has the meaning 'to him/to her'.
after a preposition: 'I did it with him' = Je l'ai fait avec lui. For 'with her' you would say . . .avec elle.
Leur (without final s) is like ex. 1 but meaning 'to them' - I spoke to them = Je leur ai parlé.
Leurs means 'their' when followed by a plural noun - leurs livres = their books.
Eux is usually after a preposition - with them = avec eux.
A bit tricky?
2007-11-25 06:06:04
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answer #3
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answered by JJ 7
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Don't listen to French natives; they don't know grammar.
Lui is an indirect singular object pronoun. "J'ai lui dit". "I said *to* him"
Eux is a plural pronoun when the verb comes before - "C'est eux qui parlent". "It's they who speak"
Elle is a subject. "Elle lui a dit" "*She* said to him."
Leurs is a plural possessive pronoun. "Ils ont oublie leurs chapeaux." - "They forgot *their* hats"
2007-11-25 06:16:28
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answer #4
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answered by sarah m 2
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Lui : He
Elle : She
Leurs : Theirs (something that belong to many)
Eux : They (refere to a group of persons)
2007-11-25 05:38:44
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answer #5
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answered by Kaynos 5
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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