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Je lui explique le problème.

/ʒə lɥi ɛks.plik lə pʁɔ.blɛm/

I explain the problem to him. / I explain the problem to her.

A2neutral

The sentence, word by word

PatternSUBJ + lui + VERB + OBJECT
  • JeIsubject
  • lui≠ leur · leto him / to herindirect object
  • expliqueexplainverb
  • le problèmeone unitthe problemobject

The verb — where it comes from

  • explique←expliquerGroup 1 · -er verbs

    expliquer → expliqu + e → explique

    Mood
    indicative
    Tense
    present
    Person
    first person singular (je)
    With
    Je

    The ending is silent. -e, -es and -ent all sound the same, so in speech only the pronoun tells you who is doing it.

    Full conjugation of «expliquer»

Notes on this sentence

  • luilui replaces à + one person, and it means to him or to her — French doesn't say which. It goes before the verb.
  • le problèmeEnglish explain it to him / explain him the problem is awkward; French always has the pattern expliquer qc à qn.

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