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lui — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • he pron Used to refer to a male person or animal already mentioned or understood.
  • her det Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
  • him pron The object form of "he" — used for a male person or animal already mentioned.

Senses

lui is used for these senses in English:

  • he (personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
  • her The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

her — full definition

  1. det Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
  2. pron The object form of "she" — used after a verb or preposition.

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