lui
/lɥi/
him, her, to him/her
Je lui ai tout raconté.
I told him (her) everything.
general
Third-person singular indirect-object pronoun: to him, to her.
Je lui ai tout raconté.
I told him (her) everything.
Lui as indirect object is gender-neutral; context reveals him or her.
general
Stressed pronoun for masculine persons: him.
C'est lui qui a gagné.
He is the one who won.
As a stressed pronoun it is usually masculine; feminine uses elle.
Word Origin
From Latin illi huic (to that one).
Usage Notes
Le/la are direct (je le vois); lui is indirect (je lui parle).
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais