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lui a

him

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phrase Extremely common #317
him `lui` is an indirect object pronoun meaning `to him` or `to her`. Here, `a` is the auxiliary `has` used before a past participle, so the whole chunk often corresponds to English `him` or `her` depending on the verb.
FR: On lui a donné un cadeau.
EN: They gave her a gift.

Marc Bolan lui a brisé le cœur.

Marc Bolan broke her heart.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Quel est le fils de pute qui lui a jeté un sort ?

Which son of a bitch cast a spell on him?

— Night Watch (2004)

L'infirmière lui a recommandé d'essayer de marcher.

The nurse recommended that he try walking.

Ça a été une expérience qui lui a ouvert les yeux.

It was an eye-opening experience for him.

Qui lui a tiré dessus ?

Who shot him?

Ma puissance mentale et physique lui a paru désirable.

My mental and physical strength seemed desirable to him.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Vador lui a tendu un piège.

Vader set a trap for him.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Il dit que ça lui a beaucoup plu.

He says he really enjoyed it.

Elle habite chez notre mère, mais elle ne lui a rien dit.

She lives with our mother, but she hasn't told her anything.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Elle croit ce qu'on lui a enseigné.

She believes what she has been taught.

Elle ne lui a jamais rendu visite.

She never visited him.

Qu'est-ce que tu lui a dis ?

What did you tell him/her?

— La petite Véra (1988)

Le médecin lui a conseillé d'arrêter de fumer.

The doctor advised him to stop smoking.

Un agent de la Sécurité vous dit que Santiago lui a révélé un tir illégal ?

Is a security officer telling you that Santiago revealed an illegal shot to him?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Qu'est-ce qui le lui a fait faire ?

What made him do it?

Yamagata lui a même demandé s'il était bien Tetsuo.

Yamagata even asked him if he was really Tetsuo.

— Akira (1988)

Ezequiel lui a déjà parlé et elle est d'accord.

Ezequiel has already spoken to her, and she agrees.

— Carandiru (2003)

Le soleil lui a grillé le crâne ou il cherchait un truc.

The sun either scorched his skull or he was looking for something.

— Interstellar (2014)

Son assiduité lui a rapporté le succès.

His diligence brought him success.

La misère lui a appris à se débrouiller seul.

Poverty taught him to fend for himself.

Et s'il apprend qu'on ne le lui a pas dit, il sera fâché.

And if he finds out that he wasn’t told, he’ll be angry.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Quelqu'un lui a tiré dessus.

Someone shot him.

Ça lui a pas plu.

He didn't like it.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Calcifer lui a obéi !

Calcifer obeyed him!

— Le Château ambulant (2004)

La balle lui a effleuré la joue.

The bullet grazed his cheek.

Elle dit que Joo-hwan lui a tout raconté et que tu sais tout.

She says that Joo-hwan told her everything and that you know everything.

— Old Boy (2003)

Tom lui a tiré dessus.

Tom shot him.

L'un d'eux lui a sauvé la vie.

One of them saved his life.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Sa mère lui a tout raconté.

His mother told him everything.

— Mirage (2018)

Pourquoi votre fille les lui a cachées ?

Why did your daughter hide them from him?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Marie a accepté l'emploi que Tom lui a proposé.

Marie accepted the job Tom offered her.

Tom lui a cassé le bras.

Tom broke his arm.

Le coiffeur lui a coupé les cheveux.

The barber cut his hair.

Ça lui a sauvé la vie.

It saved his life.

Il crache même ce qu'on lui a pas demandé.

He even spits out things no one asked for.

— Carandiru (2003)

Ça lui a peut-être valu d'être tué.

That may have gotten him killed.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

La bienvenue que lui a faite sa famille l'a ému aux larmes.

The welcome he received from his family moved him to tears.

Le médecin lui a prescrit de prendre des vacances.

The doctor prescribed him to take a vacation.

C'est toi qui lui a ravagé la face, pas vrai ?

You're the one who wrecked his face, right?

— The Chaser (2008)

Ce mot lui a échappé.

This word escaped him.