Direct object pronouns Flashcards
me
me, m’
you
tu, t’
him or it
le, l’
her or it
la, l’
us
nous
you (formal)
vous
them
les
the artist sings the song
vs
the artist sings it
l’artiste chante la chanson
l’artiste la chante
Quentin calls his friends
vs
Quentin calls him
quentin appelle son ami
vs
quentin le appelle
he makes the decision
vs
he makes it
il prend la décision
vs
il la aprend
the nurse takes care of his patients
vs
the nurse takes care of them
l’infirmier soigne ses patients
vs
l’infermier les soigne
he is calling me
il m’appelle
she invites you
elle t’invite
we thank you
nous vous remercions
they greet[welcome] us
ils nous accueillent
where does the negative come?
BEFORE the subject
eg
nous ne l’acceptons pas
we don’t accept it
nous ne l’acceptons pas
they do not understand it (fem)
its ne la comprennent pas
she does not follow them
elle ne les suit pas
how do you use pronouns in the interrogative form?
the direct object pronoun comes immediately before the verb
eg
le connaissez-vous?
[except with infinitives]
do you know him? (formal)
le connaissez-vous?
do you approve of it? (formal)
l’approuvez-vous?
do you like them? (formal)
les aimez-vous?
are you taking them? (formal)
les emmenez-vous?
what do you do when the infinitive has a direct object?
the direct object pornoun immediately precedes the infinitive - eg
pouvez-vous le contacter?
can you contact him?
pouvez-vous le contacter?
he must finish it
il doit le finir
I a doing to read all of them
je vais tous les lire
we have just seen it
nous venons de le voir
where is the direct object pronoun placed in the passé composé and other compound tenses?
before all the verbs - ie
le journaliste les a prises
the journalist took them
le journaliste les a prise
the accountant had sorted them all out
le complable les avait tous triés
the guitarist played them
le guitariste les a joués
affirmative imperative + direct object pronoun
the direct object prounoun follows teh verb
m’/me and te/t’ change to moi and toi
call him
appelez-le!
give them back!
rendez les
give them back to Antony!
rendez-les `a Antony!
don’t call Caroline so late
n’apelle pas Caroline si tard!
don’t call her so late!
ne l’appelle si tard!
do not turn it off
ne l’éteins pas
invite me to the party, please
invitez-moi `a la soirée, s-v-p.
buy them!
achetez-les!
