lhe

See also: LHE and LHe

lhe - Phuthi

Pronoun

lhe

  1. these; class 4 proximal demonstrative.

Pronoun

lhe

  1. this; class 9 proximal demonstrative.

lhe - Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA: /ʎi/
  • (Portugal) IPA: /ʎ(ɨ)/
  • Hyphenation: lhe

Pronoun

lhe (plural lhes)

  1. dative of ele and ela: (to) him/her/it
    • Synonyms: a ele, a ela, para ele, para ela
    • Comprámos um cão e demos-lhe um bom banho. (Portugal)
      • We bought a dog and gave him quite a bath.
    • Compramos um cão e lhe demos um bom banho. (Brazil)
      • We bought a dog and gave him quite a bath.
  2. dative of você, o senhor, and a senhora: (to) you
    • Senhora, estas rosas foram-lhe entregues. (Portugal)
      • Miss, these roses have been delivered to you.
    • Senhora, estas rosas lhe foram entregues. (Brazil)
      • Miss, these roses have been delivered to you.
  3. (Portugal) equivalent to a third- or second-person possessive pronoun
    • Doía-lhe o braço. (Portugal)
      • His arm was hurting.
    • Doía o braço (dele). (Brazil)
      • His arm was hurting.
  4. (colloquial, Brazil) accusative of você
    • Eu nunca me importei até lhe conhecer.
      • I never cared until I met you.
        • (Hoje à Noite, Calcinha Preta)
  5. (colloquial, Brazil) accusative of ele and ela
    • Eu lhe amava e mergulhava no seu olhar de onça menina.
      • I loved her and immersed myself in her jaguar girl gaze.
        • (Flor de Tangerina, Alceu Valença)

Usage notes

  • Like other Portuguese clitic pronouns, lhe should not be used to begin a sentence in the standard language. In this situation, place the pronoun after the verb, attached with a hyphen. However, this rule is not always followed in Brazilian speech and writing, which places clitic pronouns before the verb or avoids them entirely by the use of strong subject pronouns following the verb.
  • In common Brazilian speech, lhe is most commonly used only to replace você, not ele or ela.
    • Dei-lhe uma camisa. (Portugal)I gave him/her/you (singular) a shirt.
    • Lhe dei uma camisa. (Brazil)I gave you (singular) a shirt.
    • Dei para você uma camisa. (Brazil)I gave you (singular) a shirt.
    • Dei para ele/ela uma camisa. (Brazil)I gave him/her a shirt.
  • Synonyms are preferred instead, if used after the verb and its direct object.

Quotations

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Synonyms

Meaning and Definition of lhe
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