Distinguishing between men and women with 'lui'

Erica A.C1Kwiziq community member

Distinguishing between men and women with 'lui'

How do you know 'lui' in the instance below is a woman?

Il n'avait jamais pu lui avouer la vérité?


Asked 2 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You don't know from this single sentence. Only context will tell whether lui refers to a man or a woman.

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Erica,

Difficult to comment without sight of the full context.

What is the context of the fuller text within which your query sentence appears?

Jim

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

In this sentence, you do know - because of the translation. 

As Chris has correctly noted, without the translation more context would be required. This would be either known, or enquired about in a conversation. In a more complete text, it would be unusual for the context not to be clear. 

Distinguishing between men and women with 'lui'

How do you know 'lui' in the instance below is a woman?

Il n'avait jamais pu lui avouer la vérité?


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