No. 36 in Catalan
li
The Catalan word "li" is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to him," "to her," or "to it."
In a sentence
Li vaig donar el llibre ahir.
I gave her/him the book yesterday.
Here, 'li' is an indirect object pronoun referring to 'her' or 'him'. It indicates the person to whom the book was given.
Ell sempre li parla amb molt respecte.
He always speaks to her/him with great respect.
Here, 'li' is used as an indirect object pronoun to indicate the person he speaks to.
Podeu donar-li aquest missatge, si us plau?
Can you give her/him this message, please?
In this sentence, 'li' is combined with the verb 'donar' (to give) to indicate the recipient of the message.
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