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Grammar
Objective: Place two object pronouns in the correct order before a present-tense verb, and apply the same order inside the ne...pas bracket.
| Order | Pronoun | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | me, te, se, nous, vous | Il me le donne. |
| 2 | le, la, les | Il le lui donne. |
| 3 | lui, leur | Je le lui ai donné. |
| 4 | y | Elle m'y emmène. |
| 5 | en | Il y en a trois. |
Me belongs to the first position in the pronoun chain, and le belongs to the second. The indirect pronoun always precedes the direct pronoun when the indirect is first or second person.
The direct pronoun la belongs to the second position and leur to the third. The direct object comes first when both pronouns are third person.
Me is the indirect object and le is the direct object. The indirect pronoun comes first in the chain.
Te belongs to the first position and la to the second. The two pronouns sit directly before the verb montre.
Vous is the indirect object and les is the direct object. The indirect pronoun precedes the direct one.
Both pronouns are third person. The direct le comes before the indirect lui.
The direct pronoun la comes second in the chain, and the indirect pronoun leur comes third.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
When a second pronoun is present, the direct object must also be a pronoun. The form le sits before the verb, not after it.
In a negative sentence, the pronoun chain stays directly before the verb inside the ne ... pas bracket. The direct pronoun moves into the chain alongside the indirect pronoun.
The direct plural les precedes the indirect leur. The verb stays in its usual form.
Me comes first and y comes fourth in the chain. The pronoun y replaces a place complement.
The two pronouns y and en appear as a unit in the middle of the clause, between the subject and the verb.