Il elle envoie deux milliers de roses

Terry W.C1Kwiziq community member

Il elle envoie deux milliers de roses

Shouldn't 'elle' be used instead of 'lui' for 'He sends her' in the above example?
Asked 7 years ago
LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Terry,

Elle is a subject pronoun, as in Elle est intelligente, or a stress pronoun, as in C'est pour elle.

In the sentence "He's sending her roses," her is an indirect object pronoun, and the third person singular indirect object pronoun - whether masculine or feminine - is lui. See our lesson: Using lui/leur = him or her/them (French Indirect Object Pronouns)
Terry W.C1Kwiziq community member
Merci Laura

Il elle envoie deux milliers de roses

Shouldn't 'elle' be used instead of 'lui' for 'He sends her' in the above example?

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