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Complément d'Objet Direct (COD) / Direct Object Complement (DOC)

Définition :
 En français, le COD est un élément qui complète le verbe en répondant à la question
"quoi?" ou "qui?" après le verbe.
 In English, the DOC is a component that completes the verb by answering the
questions "what?" or "who?" after the verb.
Identification du COD / Identifying the DOC:
1. Trouve le verbe dans la phrase. / Find the verb in the sentence.
2. Pose la question "quoi ?" ou "qui ?" après le verbe. / Ask "what?" or "who?" after
the verb.
3. Le mot ou groupe de mots qui répond à cette question est le COD. / The word or
group of words that answers this question is the DOC.
Exemples / Examples:
1. Phrase : Marie mange une pomme. / Sentence: Marie eats an apple.
o Verbe: mange / Verb: eats
o COD: une pomme / DOC: an apple
o Question : Marie mange quoi ? / Question: Marie eats what?
2. Phrase: Il voit le film. / Sentence: He sees the movie.
o Verbe : voit / Verb: sees
 COD: le film / DOC: the movie
 Question : Il voit quoi ? / Question: He sees what?
3. Phrase: Nous avons acheté des livres. / Sentence: We bought some books.
 Verbe: avons acheté / Verb: bought
 COD: des livres / DOC: some books
 Question: Nous avons acheté quoi ? / Question: We bought what?
4. Phrase: Elle prépare un gâteau. / Sentence: She is preparing a cake.
 Verbe : prépare / Verb: is preparing
 COD: un gâteau / DOC: a cake
 Question: Elle prépare quoi? / Question: She is preparing what?
5. Phrase: Ils ont invité leurs amis. / Sentence: They invited their friends.
o Verbe: ont invité / Verb: invited
o COD: leurs amis / DOC: their friends
o Question: Ils ont invité qui? / Question: They invited whom?
6. Phrase: Je trouve cette idée intéressante. / Sentence: I find this idea interesting.
o Verbe: trouve / Verb: find
o COD: cette idée / DOC: this idea
o Question: Je trouve quoi? / Question: I find what?
Remarques / Notes:
 Le COD ne se place jamais avant le verbe. / The DOC never comes before the verb.
 Il peut être un nom, un pronom, ou un groupe nominal. / It can be a noun, a pronoun,
or a noun phrase.
In French, when replacing a direct object (complément d'objet direct, COD) with a pronoun,
the pronouns used depend on the gender and number of the direct object. Here are the direct
object pronouns in French:
1. Le / la / les
 "Le" (masculine singular) replaces a masculine singular direct object noun.
o Example: Je vois le film. → Je le vois
o Translation: I see the movie. → I see it.
o La (feminine singular) replaces a feminine singular direct object noun.
o Example: Elle mange la pomme. → Elle la mange.
o Translation: She is eating the apple. → She is eating it.
o Les (plural) replaces plural direct object nouns, regardless of gender.
o Example: Nous regardons les enfants. → Nous les regardons.
o Translation: We are watching the children. → We are watching them.

L'

 L' is used before a direct object noun that begins with a vowel or a silent 'h', and it
stands in for both le and la.
o Example: Je vois l'homme. → Je l'aperçois.
o Translation: I see the man. → I see him.

Usage Tips:

 Position in the Sentence: Direct object pronouns are placed directly before the verb
in simple tenses (e.g., Je le vois). In compound tenses, they are placed before the
auxiliary verb (e.g., Je l'ai vu).

Examples:
 Masculine Singular:
o Original: Il mange le gâteau. → Il le mange.
o Translation: He is eating the cake. → He is eating it.
 Feminine Singular:
o Original: Elle lit la lettre. → Elle la lit.
o Translation: She reads the letter. → She reads it.

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