"Eu já lhe disse muitas vezes."

Translation: I have already told him many times.

[mainsail1]

I already have told... should be correct

[josenino972]

Does "I have already told you many times" also work?

[ben.musiccenter]

"I have already told..." or "I already have told..." mean the same in English; furthermore, the order of the words in the sentence is "Eu já lhe disse..." So what are we translating here - the concept or the word for word meanings?

[JCMcGee]

Can you replace "lhe" with "o" here?

Is there a guide/rule about using lhe/o/ a ele ?

[deactivated user]

The direct object "o" is used with transitive verbs while "lhe" and "a ele" are indirect objects.

I saw him. = Eu o vi.
I told him = Eu lhe disse./ Eu disse para ele.

[Argylemon]

Well transitive verbs can have direct or indirect objects, so it's confusing to contest transitive with indirect objects!

JCMcGee, there is a rule for knowing it but it's pretty arbitrary since not all languages agree on what verbs take indirect vs direct objects. So you gotta learn what is right specifically in Portuguese.

That rule btw is indirect objects use a proposition between the verb and object, while direct objects don't.

[ColBram]

I have told him often
Why is this incorrect?

[-travelJunky-]

"I already said him many times' does not work?

[deactivated user]

I have already told him many times.

You tell someone something
You say something to someone.

[tobibeer]

Is "I already told him" not proper English as well?

[deactivated user]

In AmE, we often use the simple past with the adverbs "just", "already", and "yet". It's an "allowed exception" and is one of the differences in grammar between BrE and AmE.

Different uses of present perfect in AmE and BrE:

https://youtu.be/A0KWEAWwASQ

[finnplek]

is "you" not correct as a translation for lhe here, only "him"? It's the only part of the sentence that was marked wrong..

[deactivated user]

It's formal Portuguese. "Lhe" = you, him, her.

[PinkyBrazil]

So is "I already have told her many times" also right?

[Jenfr1]

why is several times not acceptable?

[FrankiiLynx]

'I have told him many times now' should be accepted, right?

[E.N.SoulMusic]

Would I be alright saying "I've told him lots of times."?
" 've" =have= (já - already/past tense). I only had the wordbank to use so I'm quite curious if this is acceptable.

[EmanuelaRi758324]

Several times means many times!