Object Pronouns li, lor
To Him, To Her, To Them
Li is to him or to her. Lor is to them.
How It Works
| Pronoun | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| li | to him, to her | Li parli. |
| lor | to them | Lor doni lo libre. |
They go with verbs such as parlar, donar, dire, telefonar and escriure, where a person receives something or is spoken to. Li disi la vertat means I tell him or her the truth.
Li covers both genders, so Li parli can mean I speak to him or to her. Compare lo and la, which name the person you see and show the gender: Lo vesi, La vesi.
The pronoun lor looks like the possessive lor, their. As a pronoun it stands before a verb. As a possessive it stands before a noun: lor libre.
Examples (5)
- Li parli.
I speak to him.
Li replaces a Joan, to him.
- Lor doni lo libre.
I give them the book.
Lor stands for the people who receive the book.
- Marta li telefòna cada jorn.
Marta phones him every day.
Li sits before the verb telefòna.
- Li disi la vertat.
I tell her the truth.
Li can also mean to her.
- Lor escrivèm una letra.
We write them a letter.
Lor sits before escrivèm.
Common Mistakes
Using lo for the person you speak to.
Lo parli.Li parli.Parlar takes a person with a, so the pronoun is li, not lo.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Li and lor stand for to him, to her and to them, so lo, la, los and las come first.
Related Patterns
- Object Pronouns me, te, nos, vos
These pronouns work as both direct and indirect objects.
Level 3 - Pronouns and Negation
Pas follows the verb, and the pronoun stays before it.
Level 3 - lor, lorsTheir
The possessive lor means their and goes before a noun.
Level 2 - Two Pronouns Together
Two pronouns together before one verb come later.
Level 5
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