Personal Pronouns : indirect oobject pronouns Flashcards
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
me
me (m’)
m’ is used in front of words beginning with a vowel / h
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
you (singular, informal)
te (t’)
t’ is used in front of words beginning with a vowel / h
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
him/it
lui
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
her/it
lui
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
us
nous
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
you (plural,polite)
vous
What is the French indirect object pronoun for :
them
leur
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He writes to us every day
Il nous écrit tous les jours
The indirect pronoun comes before the verb
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What did you buy him?
Qu’est-ce que tu lui as acheté?
The indirect object pronoun for him is lui
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He gave me a book.
Il m’a donné un livre.
m’ is used in front of words beginning with a vowel / h
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Will you bring me a towel?
Tu m’apportes une serviette?
m’ is used in front of words beginning with a vowel / h
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I am writing to Suzanne
J’écris à Suzanne
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I write to her
Je lui écris
Instead of the proposition à plus a noun, use the pronoun lui
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Give some milk to the cat
Donne du lait au chat
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Give it some milk
Donne-lui du lait
Instead of the proposition à plus a noun, use the pronoun lui
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He calls them every evening
Il leur téléphone tous les soirs
Some French verbs take an ind object while English uses a direct object
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I wait for them in front of the station
Je les attends devant la gare
Some French verbs take a direct object while English uses an ind object
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Dominique writes you a letter
Dominique vous écrit une lettre
The indirect object pronoun usually comes before the verb
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He doesn’t talk to us
Il ne nous parle pas
The indirect object pronoun usually comes before the verb
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He doesn’t want to answer me
Il ne veut pas me répondre
The indirect object pronoun usually comes before the verb
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Give him that
Donne-lui ça
With orders, the indirect object pronoun comes after the verb
