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Les Pronoms Direct

A direct object pronoun in French, such as me, him, us, and them, replaces a noun that is directly affected by the verb's action. These pronouns typically precede the verb and change form in specific contexts, such as before vowels or in commands. The document also explains the proper usage and placement of direct object pronouns in various sentence structures.

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Les Pronoms Direct

A direct object pronoun in French, such as me, him, us, and them, replaces a noun that is directly affected by the verb's action. These pronouns typically precede the verb and change form in specific contexts, such as before vowels or in commands. The document also explains the proper usage and placement of direct object pronouns in various sentence structures.

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Personal pronouns: direct

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Grammar French
What is a direct object pronoun?

A direct object pronoun is a word such as me, him, us and them, which
is used instead of the noun to stand in for the person or thing most
directly affected by the action expressed by the verb.

1 Using direct object pronouns

Direct object pronouns stand in for nouns when it is clear who or what is
being talked about, and save having to repeat the noun.

I’ve lost my glasses. Have you seen them?// ‘Have you met Jo?’ – ‘Yes, I
really like her!’

Here are the French direct object pronouns:

Singul Meani Plur Meaning


ar ng al
me me nous us
(m’)

te (t’) you vous you

le (l’) Him/ les them (masculine and


it feminine)

la (l’) Her/
it

Ils vont nous aider. They’re going to help us.

Je la vois. I can see her/it.

‘Tu aimes les carottes?’ – ‘Non, ‘Do you like carrots?’ – ‘No, I
je les déteste!’ hate them!’

Note that you cannot use direct object pronouns after a preposition
like à or de, or when you want to emphasize something.

me changes to m’, te to t’, and le/la to l’ in front of words


beginning with a vowel, most words beginning with h, and the
French word y.

Je t’aime. I love you.

Tu m’enten Can you hear


ds? me?

In orders and instructions telling someone to do something, moi is used


instead of me, and toi is used instead of te.

Aidez- Help
moi! me!

Assieds- Sit
toi. down.

le is sometimes used to refer back to an idea or information that has


already been given. The word it is often missed out in English.
‘Ta chemise est très sale.’ – ‘Your shirt’s very dirty.’ – ‘I
‘Je le sais.’ know.’

2 Word order with direct object pronouns

The direct object pronoun usually comes BEFORE the verb.

Je t’aime. I love you.

Les voyez-vous? Can you see


them?

Elle She doesn’t know


ne nous connaît us.
pas.

Note that in orders and instructions telling someone to do something, the


direct object pronoun comes AFTER the verb.

Asseyez- Sit
vous. down.

In tenses like the perfect that are formed with avoir or être and the past
participle (the part of the verb that ends in -é, -i or -u in French), the
direct object pronoun comes BEFORE the part of the verb that comes
from avoir or être.

Il m’a He saw
vu. me.

When a verb like vouloir (meaning to want) or pouvoir (meaning to be


able to, can) is followed by another verb in the infinitive (the ‘to’ form of
the verb), the direct object pronoun comes BEFORE the infinitive.

Il He’d like to see her


voudrait la revo again.
ir.

Puis-je vous aid Can I help you?


er?

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