qui lui

who … him/her/it

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phrase Common #4,058

who … him/her/it Here, qui is the subject (“who” or “which”) and lui is an indirect object pronoun. Depending on the verb, lui can mean “to him,” “to her,” or “to it.”

FR: Qui lui a donné ce livre ?

EN: Who gave him that book?

Il n'y a rien qui lui échappe.

Nothing escapes him.

Je garde un petit qui lui ressemble.

I babysit a little boy who looks like him.

— Die My Love (2025)

Qui est la femme assise à côté de mon frère et qui lui parle ?

Who is the woman sitting next to my brother and talking to him?

Qui lui a appris ?

Who taught him?

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Mon fils m'a dit qui lui a fait ça.

My son told me who did that to him.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

C'est ta grand-mère qui lui a appris cette chanson pour passer une audition.

It was your grandmother who taught her this song for an audition.

— Volver (2006)

Chaque instrument a un son qui lui est propre.

Each instrument has its own unique sound.

Pastuzo est mort, je suis la seule famille qui lui reste.

Pastuzo is dead, I am the only family he has left.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Mais j'ai autre chose qui lui appartenait.

But I have something else that belonged to him.

— Wicked : Partie II (2025)

Qui lui appartienne !

Who belongs to him!

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ziri a apprécié l'aide qui lui a été fournie.

Ziri appreciated the help that was provided to them.

En fait, c'est cette maison vide qui lui pèse.

Actually, it's this empty house that's weighing on him/her.

— Rebecca (1940)

Dan a été approché par un collègue qui lui a dit que Linda était venu le voir.

Dan was approached by a colleague who told him that Linda had come to see him.

Qui lui donne son planning de vol ?

Who gives him his flight schedule?

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Le mec qui lui prend la main.

The guy who takes her hand.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Puisqu'elle recevait de l'argent de la famille qui lui a volé son mari.

Since she was receiving money from the family that stole her husband from her.

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Nous avons des documents qui lui appartiennent.

We have documents that belong to him.

— Masaan (2015)

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

It was an eye-opening experience for him.

En même temps, Phileas Fogg salua ses collègues, qui lui rendirent son salut.

At the same time, Phileas Fogg greeted his colleagues, who returned his greeting.

Mets-la en confiance et elle te dira qui lui a jeté ce sort.

Gain her trust, and she'll tell you who cast that spell on her.

— Night Watch (2004)

Fyodor a eu une expérience qui lui donne encore la chair de poule.

Fyodor had an experience that still gives him goosebumps.

C'est une infirmière qui lui fait une piqûre !

It’s a nurse who’s giving him an injection!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Des mots qui lui donneraient des ailes.

Words that would give him wings.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Tu sais qui lui a fait ça ?

Do you know who did that to him?

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Y a pas que toi qui lui offres des choses.

You're not the only one who gives him things.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Le seul qui lui parlera, c'est moi, son fils favori, son héritier.

The only one who will speak to him is me, his favorite son, his heir.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Qui lui a fait ça ?

Who did this to him?

— X-Men (2000)

Kusanagi s'était chargé du diplomate qui lui donnait asile.

Kusanagi had taken care of the diplomat who was sheltering him.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Trouvez-lui une chambre qui lui servira de cellule.

Find him a room that will serve as his cell.

Qui lui a fait ça, les Japonais ?

Who did this to him, the Japanese?

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

C'est la charge qui lui a été confiée.

This is the charge entrusted to him.

Qui lui apprit comment parler anglais ?

Who taught him how to speak English?

Une forme de vie qui lui est propre.

A way of life all its own.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Rentrez et demandez à Oden qui lui a coupé la main.

Go back inside and ask Oden who cut off his hand.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Qui lui a retiré l'oxygène ?

Who cut off his oxygen?

— Carandiru (2003)