tu me l'

you ... it to me

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phrase Uncommon #21,715

you ... it to me This is an incomplete pronoun sequence: tu means “you,” me means “to me” or “for me,” and l’ stands for le or la (“it,” “him,” or “her”) before a vowel sound. The meaning depends on the verb that follows, as in tu me l'avais dit, “you had told me.”

FR: Tu me l'envoies quand tu peux ?

EN: Can you send it to me when you can?

Je ne pensais pas que tu me l'aurais dit.

I didn’t think you would have told me that.

Tu m'avais rien dit pour ton divorce, tu me l'avais aussi caché.

You hadn’t told me anything about your divorce; you’d hidden that from me too.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Tu me l'avais promis.

You promised me.

— Benni (2019)

Tu aurais pu m'épargner bien des ennuis si tu me l'avais dit plus tôt.

You could have spared me a lot of trouble if you had told me sooner.

Tu me l'avais dit.

You told me so.

C'est vrai, tu me l'avais dit.

That's right, you told me.

Tu me l'allumes, Walter.

Turn it on for me, Walter.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Si quoi que ce soit bouge, tu me l'allumes.

If anything moves, light it up for me.

— En terrain miné (2014)

Tu me l'embrasses ?

Will you kiss me?

Je veux que tu me l'expliques plus en détail.

I want you to explain it to me in more detail.

Tu me l'avais jamais dit.

You never told me that.

Alors, pourquoi tu me l'apprends pas ?

So why don't you teach it to me?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Tu me l'apprends.

You're telling me.

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

Tu me l'offres ?

Are you giving it to me?

Tu me l'avais jamais raconté.

You'd never told me about it.

— Volver (2006)

Je savais qu'il fallait pas retirer le couteau, tu me l'avais dit.

I knew I wasn't supposed to remove the knife; you’d told me so.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Le mieux, ce serait que tu me l'emmènes ici.

The best thing would be for you to bring it here.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)