je lui ai demandé de

I asked him/her to

→ je

phrase Uncommon #12,372

I asked him/her to The pronoun lui can mean either him or her, depending on context.

FR: Je lui ai demandé de fermer la porte.

EN: I asked him to close the door.

Je lui ai demandé de me prendre vers quatre heures.

I asked him to pick me up around four o'clock.

Je lui ai demandé de nous envoyer le livre.

I asked him to send us the book.

Je lui ai demandé de m'apporter des livres.

I asked him/her to bring me some books.

Je lui ai demandé de lentement lire les nombres sur le compteur.

I asked him to slowly read the numbers on the meter.

Mary n'a pas fait ce que je lui ai demandé de faire.

Mary didn't do what I asked her to do.

Je lui ai demandé de rester.

I asked him to stay.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Je lui ai demandé de me prêter de l'argent.

I asked him/her to lend me some money.

En partant, je lui ai demandé de m'accompagner.

As I was leaving, I asked him to come with me.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Je lui ai demandé de partir immédiatement.

I asked him to leave immediately.

Je lui ai demandé de m'attendre, le voilà qui s'en va !

I asked him to wait for me, and now he’s leaving!

— Devdas (2002)

Je lui ai demandé de m'accompagner.

I asked him to come with me.

Ouais, je lui ai demandé de venir avec moi.

Yeah, I asked him to come with me.

— Juno (2007)

Il a fait ce que je lui ai demandé de faire.

He did what I asked him to do.

Je lui ai demandé de sortir avec moi.

I asked her out.

Je lui ai demandé de me ramener chez moi en voiture.

I asked him to drive me home.

Je lui ai demandé de partir.

I asked him to leave.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je lui ai demandé de m'épouser.

I asked her to marry me.

Je lui ai demandé de m'appeler à cinq heures.

I asked him/her to call me at five o’clock.

Je lui ai demandé de venir.

I asked him to come.

Je lui ai demandé de faire du thé.

I asked him to make some tea.

Je lui ai demandé de me tenir informé.

I asked him to keep me informed.

Je lui ai demandé de payer.

I asked him to pay.

C'est pourquoi je lui ai demandé de diriger l'Institut.

That's why I asked him to run the institute.

— Oppenheimer (2023)