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Object Pronouns

Direct and indirect

Direct object pronouns

me, te, le/la, nous, vous, les — placed before the verb.

📊 Object pronouns
Person Direct Indirect
me me me
you te te
him/her le / la lui
us nous nous
you (pl) vous vous
them les leur
💬 Examples
Je le vois.
I see him / it.
📝 le before the verb
Elle nous aime.
She loves us.
📝 nous = us (object)
Indirect object pronouns: lui, leur

For 'to him/her/them' (à + a person).

💬 Examples
Je lui parle.
I speak to him/her.
📝 lui = to him/her
Je leur écris.
I write to them.
📝 leur = to them
The pronoun precedes the verb

Even in the passé composé it goes before the auxiliary.

💬 Examples
Je l'ai vu.
I saw him/it.
📝 Pronoun before 'ai'
Je les ai achetés.
I bought them.
📝 Participle agrees with the preceding object