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"J'ai fait mal à Olive hier quand je lui ai marché sur le pied."  While I'm slowly getting the hang of faire mal à versus faire du mal...why is LUI in the example above?

This question relates to:French lesson "Faire mal à vs Faire du mal à = to hurt someone (French Expressions with faire)"
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Lui is the indirect hobject pronoun replacing Olive. 
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"J'ai fait mal à Olive hier quand je lui ai marché sur le pied."  While I'm slowly getting the hang of faire mal à versus faire du mal...why is LUI in the example above?

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