Indirect object pronouns

me

to/for me

te

to/for you

lui

to/for him/ her

nous

to/ for us

vous

to/for them

Indirect object pronouns replace indirect object nouns and the prepositions that precede them

Gisele parle a sa mere

J’ envoie des cadeau a mes nieces

je leur envoie des cadeaux

The indirect object pronouns usually precedes the conjugate verb

antoine je te parle Notre pere nous a envoye un email

In a negative statement, place the indirect object pronouns between ne and the conjugated verb

Antoine, je ne te parle pas ca Notre pere ne nous a pas envoye de email

when an infinitive follows a conjugated verb, the indirect object pronoun precedes the infinitive

nous allons lui donner une cravate Il ne va pas vous preterite le coustume

In the passe compose the indirect object pronouns comes before the auxiliary verb avoir

Tu lui as parle Non, je ne lui ai pas parle

The indirect object pronouns me and te become m’ and t’ before a verb begining with a vowel sound

Ton petit Ami t’envoie des e-mails

M’a-t-il achete ce pull

demander à

to ask to request

donner à

to give to

envoyer à

to send to

montrer à

to show to

parler à

to speak/ talk to p

poser une question à

to pose/ ask a question ( to)

prêter à

to lend to

téléphoner à

to phone to call

Disjunctive pronouns can be used alone or in phrases without a verb

moi! -me ! eux aussi - them too? qui prend de cafe - who’s having coffee

disjunctive pronouns emphasize the person to whom they refer

Moi, je porte souvent une casquette

Mon Frere, lui, il deteste les casquette

To say myself, ourselves, etc. add -même(s) after the disjunctive pronoun

Tu Fais ca toi-meme

ils organisent la fete eux-memes

Some french verbs and expressions use a stressed pronoun instead of an indirect object pronouns to replace people or animals that follow the preposition à one such expression is penser à

Ils pense souvent a ses grands-parents, n’est -ce pas

Oui, il pense souvent about them