"Eu já lhe disse muitas vezes."

Translation: I have already told him many times.

[josenino972]

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

[mainsail1]

I already have told... should be correct

[JCMcGee]

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

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

[emeyr]

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.

[-travelJunky-]

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

[emeyr]

I have already told him many times.

You tell someone something
You say something to someone.

[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?

[emeyr]

The placement of adverbs of frequency in Portuguese is irrelevant when translating to English.

[FrankiiLynx]

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

[emeyr]

Acho que sim.

[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..

[emeyr]

Yes. It represents formal Portuguese. "Lhe" = you, him, her.

[PinkyBrazil]

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

[emeyr]

O advérbio de frequencia normalmente se coloca entre o verbo auxiliar e o verbo principal.

I have already told him.

[Jenfr1]

why is several times not acceptable?

[ColBram]

I have told him often
Why is this incorrect?

[emeyr]

Adverbs of frequency are usually placed between the auxiliary verb and the principal verb.

Corpus of English: https://tinyurl.com/ybggj4j6

[tobibeer]

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

[emeyr]

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

A discussion of different uses of present perfect in AmE and BrE:

https://youtu.be/A0KWEAWwASQ

[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.