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Pourquoi "lui propose Robert"
Hi,
I'm reading a child book. There is a dialog.
- Bonjour, ca ne va pas? demande Robert.
- Je me sens seul, repondit le petit lapin.
- Viens avec moi, je cherche un ami, lui propose Robert.
My question here is why "lui propose Robert", why not "le propose Robert"? I searched dictionary, looks like 'proposer' is a v.t.
Merci.
Jerry Fan
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Permalink Reply by Erwan on
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In English, you'll say "Robert proposes to him". lui is the translation, in this case, of "to him". It Refers to le petit lapin which is a charater.
le will be use for an object (but not with the verb propose).
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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on
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The direct object (and hence the reason for the dictionary marking "propoesr" as transitive) would be the thing being proposed/suggested. For example:
- Pourquoi proposez-vous ce tarif?
- Je le propose parce que c'est moins cher.
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Permalink Reply by Zhongjie Fan on
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Je le comprends. Merci a vous.
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