lui en

… him/her … some/of it

→ lui

phrase Common #6,858

… him/her … some/of it Lui means “to him” or “to her”; en refers to something previously mentioned or replaces a phrase beginning with de. The exact English translation depends on the verb and context.

FR: Je lui en ai acheté deux.

EN: I bought him two of them.

Non, je ne lui en ai pas offert.

No, I didn't give him any.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

On le tuera si on lui en donne trop.

We’ll kill him if we give him too much.

— Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)

Lui en as-tu parlé ?

Have you talked to him about it?

Si Tom a besoin d'un coup de main, nous pouvons lui en filer.

If Tom needs a hand, we can lend him one.

Nous lui en avons déjà parlé.

We have already spoken to him about it.

Tu ne lui en as pas parlé ?

You didn't talk to him about it?

T'as qu'à lui en passer un.

You might as well give him one.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Kat en acheta autant qu’Anson accepta de lui en vendre.

Kat bought as many as Anson agreed to sell her.

Nous lui en avons parlé, il semble avoir oublié.

We told him about it, he seems to have forgotten.

Qui lui en donnera par les temps qui courent ?

Who will give him any in these times?

— Malèna (2000)

Lui en avez-vous parlé ?

Have you spoken to him about it?

Mon père l'a tué, mais il ne lui en a pas voulu.

My father killed him, but he didn’t hold it against him.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Je crois qu'il lui en reste guère.

I think he has hardly any left.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Je vais pas lui en créer.

I'm not going to create one for him.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Contente que tu lui en veuilles plus.

Glad you're not angry with him anymore.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Est-ce que tu lui en parleras quand il rentrera à la maison ?

Will you tell him about it when he gets home?

Va lui en préparer.

Go prepare some for him.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Pas lui en plus, pas ce soir, ça suffit comme ça.

Not him too, not tonight. Enough is enough.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Il espère que vous ne lui en voudrez pas.

He hopes you won't hold it against him.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)