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lhe.

dative of ele and ela: (to) him/her/it

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

pron/ʎi/Brazil/ʎɨ/Portugal/lɨ/Portugal

  1. dative of ele and ela: (to) him/her/it

    dative · form-of
    Comprámos um cão e demos-lhe um bom banho.
    Compramos um cão e lhe demos um bom banho.

  2. dative of você, o senhor, and a senhora: (to) you

    dative · form-of
    Senhora, estas rosas foram-lhe entregues.
    Senhora, estas rosas lhe foram entregues.

  3. equivalent to a third- or second-person possessive pronoun

    Portugal
    Doía-lhe o braço.
    Doía o braço (dele).

  4. accusative of você

    Brazil · accusative · form-of
    Eu nunca me importei até lhe conhecer.

  5. accusative of ele and ela

    Brazil · accusative · form-of
    Eu lhe amava e mergulhava no seu olhar de onça menina.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese lle, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese li, from Latin illī, dative of ille. Cognate with Old Spanish ge, Sicilian ci (dative), and Italian gli (dative).

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