Pronouns, Imperatives, En/Y-indirect object Flashcards
direct object pronouns
me, te, l’/le, l’/la, se, nous, vous, les
indirect object pronouns
me, te, lui/lui, se, nous, vous, leur
often translated by “to me, to him, etc.)
how to distinguish between direct/indirect objects and articles
objects immediately precede the verb, articles precede noun or adjective
regarder
to look at
un avis
an opinion
voici
here is, here are
voilà
there is, there are
le moule
the mold
briser
to break
quant à
as for
méprisable
despicable
tel que
such as, just as
oser
to dare
une larme
a tear
appréhender
to fear
past participle agreement of verbs conjugated with avoir
past participle should agree in gender and number with direct object when object precedes verb
personal pronouns with impersonal expressions
translated as a whole (idiom)
la tâche
the task
le soin
care
soigneusement
carefully
apercevoir
to perceive, to notice
taire
to silence, suppress
imperative of reflexive verbs retain object pronoun but not subject pronoun
amusez-vous bien = have a good time
object pronouns precede verb in negative requests
object pronouns follow verb in affirmative requests
ne me le donnez pas = don’t give it to me
tais-toi = be quiet
ce que
they which
que + present subjunctive
indicates request or command to third person
irregular imperatives of avoir
aie (have), ayons (let’s have), ayez (have)
irregular imperatives of être
sois (be), soyons (let’s be), soyez (be)
irregular imperatives of savoir
sache (know), sachons (let us know), sachez (know)
rassembler
to assemble
la foule
the crowd
autour de
around
digne
worthy
indigne
unworthy
gémir
to lament, to wail
les misères
misfortunes, troubles
le pied
the foot
en immediately before verb
replacement for expression starting with de
nous en avons besoin = we need some
en before noun
usually translated as either in or as
l’abeille
the bee
l’âme
the soul
une suite
a sequence
douer
to endow
y as a replacement
replaces expressions starting with à, things
ce qui
that which, what
aller
to go
vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont
past participle is allé (gone)
imperfect tense of aller
‘allais, allais, allait, allions, alliez, allaient
aller + infinitive
expressions of future
s’en aller
to leave, to go away
il y va de sa carrière
his career depends on it
comment allez-vous?
how are you?
je vais bien
I am well
une robe
a dress
un chapeau
a hat
s’entretenir
to converse with
entendre
to hear, to understand
détendre
to relax, to ease tensions
exprimer
to express
bâtir
to build
