"She decided to leave him on the wedding day."

Translation: Elle a décidé de le quitter le jour du mariage.

[Drew194696]

Why is it "le", rather than "lui"? Thanks.

[xgW4SGKV]

This confused me as well.

[pom666]

because "quitter" has a "complément d'objet direct : je quitte mon mari => je le quitte ; "dire" has a "complément d'objet indirect (dire quelque chose à quelqu'un) => je dis bonjour à mon amie => je LUI dis bonjour.

[_nqwL]

Yeah english please for those of us still either learning but asking for help and/or not masters of grammar in even our own language... :/ ? Not a clue what you wrote... :p

[DenisePete15]

I thought de le became du.

[Nalupilot1]

It would be "du" if "le" was the definite article (the) instead of the pronoun (him).

[StuMatthew5]

What a horrible woman!

[Qiset1]

Might have done him a favor, actually.

[Qiset1]

Isn't "le jour du mariage" "the day of the wedding" instead?

[hgggg0]

any good rules for when to use "jour" vs "journée"?

[AdrianDan22]

The way I see it is that "jour" refers to quantity / period of time whereas "journée" refers to duration

"Je travaille 3 jours par semaine" - Emphasis is on period of time

"Aujourd'hui, je suis resté toute la journée chez moi" - Emphasis is on the duration of the day

[Don_Martino]

Why no "pendant" in front of "le jour"?

[P.K.Mallory]

I would have said "dans le jour" but I see your point: why no preposition before "le jour"?