l'
leur
y en infinitive
etc...
vous
vous
se (reflexive) les
ils (elles)
Order rules
When a sentence uses the indirect object pronouns me, te, nous, and vous with the direct object pronouns le, la, and les, me, te, nous, and vous go first.
Il me le donne. - He gave it to me.
When a sentence uses the indirect object pronouns lui and leur with the direct object pronouns le, la, and l' , le, la, and les go first.
Il le lui donne. - He gave it to him/her.
When y is used in the same sentence as other pronouns, y goes after all of them with the exception of en.
Il m'emmène à Paris. - He takes me to Paris.
Il m'y emmène. - He takes me there.
Y in conjunction with en is only used in a few cases.
Il y en a. - There exist several ones.
Est-ce qu'il y a des pommes? (Oui,) il y en a. (No,) il n'y en a (pas/plus). - Are there any apples (left)? Yes, there are. No, there aren't.
When there are two pronouns in a sentence, en always go last.
L'impératif
When expressing positive commands, there are several rules one must remember when using object pronouns. Theses are:
The pronouns are attached to the verb with a hyphen.
Retrouve-la. - Find it.
Me and Te become moi and toi.
Donnez-moi les vidéos. - Give me the videos.
Le, la, and les precede all other object pronouns.
Donnez-le-moi. - Give it to me.
For the second person singular form, an "s" is added if the object (in the pronoun form) begins with a vowel or "y".
Va au tableau. - Go to the blackboard. BUT Vas-y. - Go (there).
Vas-y. - Come on.
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns replace possessive article + noun sets.
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Possessive Pronouns Les pronoms possesifs
mon copain ton copain son copain
notre copain votre copain leur copain
my friend
your friend his/her friend our friend
your friend their friend
le mien
le tien
le sien
le nôtre
le vôtre
le leur
mine
yours
his/hers
ours
yours
theirs
mes copains tes copains ses copains
nos copains vos copains leurs copains
my friends your friends his/her friends our friends your friends their friends les miens
les tiens
