je ne lui

to him/her

→ je

phrase Common #5,860

to him/her This is usually part of a longer sentence. In these examples, lui is the indirect object pronoun meaning “to him” or “to her.”

FR: Je ne lui parle pas ce soir.

EN: I'm not talking to him/her tonight.

Je ne lui ai plus parlé depuis l'incident.

I haven't spoken to him/her since the incident.

Je n'aime pas Tom et je ne lui fais pas confiance.

I don't like Tom, and I don't trust him.

Même si j'étais riche, je ne lui donnerais pas d'argent.

Even if I were rich, I wouldn’t give him any money.

Je ne lui pardonnerai jamais, pour Boris.

I will never forgive him, for Boris.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Je ne lui faisais pas assez confiance, alors je ne l'ai pas fait.

I didn't trust him enough, so I didn't do it.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Je ne lui parlerai plus.

I won't speak to him/her anymore.

Je ne lui ai rien envoyé.

I didn't send him anything.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Je ne lui fais pas complètement confiance.

I don’t completely trust him.

Je ne lui parle plus.

I don't talk to him anymore.

Je ne lui ai plus reparlé depuis.

I haven't spoken to him since.

Je ne lui pardonnerai jamais.

I will never forgive him.

Depuis que Mario m'a menti, je ne lui adresse plus la parole.

Ever since Mario lied to me, I haven't spoken to him.

Il n'y a rien que je ne lui ai déjà dit.

There’s nothing I haven’t already told him/her.

— Suspiria (1977)

Je ne lui dis rien.

I didn't tell him anything.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Je ne lui ferai pas ça.

I won't do that to him.

Si un philosophe n'a pas une longue barbe blanche, je ne lui fais pas confiance.

If a philosopher doesn't have a long white beard, I don't trust him.

Je ne lui suis pas lié.

I am not related to him.

Je ne lui ai rien fait.

I didn't do anything to him.

Je ne lui fais pas confiance.

I don't trust him.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Je ne lui parlerai pas.

I won't speak to him.

— Intouchables (2011)

En ce qui me concerne, je ne lui fais pas du tout confiance.

As far as I'm concerned, I don't trust him/her at all.

Je ne lui ai rien demandé.

I didn't ask him anything.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

J'ai juré que je ne lui parlerai plus jamais.

I swore I would never speak to him again.

Je ne lui fais absolument pas confiance.

I don't trust him at all.

Je ne lui pardonnerai jamais !

I will never forgive him!

— Vivre ! (1994)

Je ne l'aime pas particulièrement, mais je ne lui veux aucun mal.

I don’t particularly like him, but I don’t wish him any harm.

Mais je ne lui ferai rien.

But I won't do anything to him.

— Funny Games (1997)

Je ne lui en ai pas parlé.

I didn't tell him about it.

Je ne lui impose rien.

I'm not forcing him to do anything.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Je ne lui trouve rien de si drôle.

I don't find anything about it that funny.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Et si je ne lui plais pas ?

What if they don't like me?

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Je ne lui demande pas de répondre pour moi.

I'm not asking him to answer for me.

— Henry V (1989)

Je ne lui fais tout simplement pas confiance.

I simply don't trust him.

Je ne lui parlerai plus jamais.

I will never speak to him again.

Je ne lui ai rien dit.

I didn't tell him anything.

— Still Life (2006)

Je ne lui fais aucune confiance.

I don't trust him/her at all.

Je ne lui pardonnerai pas.

I will not forgive him/her.