No. 461 in Arabic

إليه

"To him" or "to it."

In a sentence

ذهبت إلى صديقي لأتحدث إليه.
I went to my friend to talk to him.
إليه is used here as a prepositional pronoun referring to 'him'.
أرشدنا المرشد السياحي إلى المتحف، ثم سلّمنا إليه التذاكر.
The tour guide directed us to the museum and then handed the tickets to him.
إليه is used here to indicate the recipient of the action, 'to him'.
عندما وصلت الرسالة، لم أكن أعلم لمن تعود، ولكنني أدركت لاحقاً أنها إليه.
When the message arrived, I didn't know who it was for, but I later realized it was for him.
إليه is used here to indicate possession or relation, 'for him'.

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