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le pronom complément d'objet
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object pronoun (replaces a noun already mentioned)
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le complément d'objet direct (COD)
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direct object — le, la, l', les (what/whom the verb acts on directly)
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le complément d'objet indirect (COI)
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indirect object — lui, leur (the person after « à »)
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COD : le / la / l'
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him/her/it as a direct object: « je le vois », « je la vois », « je l'aime »
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COD pluriel : les
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them (as a direct object): « je les vois », « je les achète »
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COI : lui / leur
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to him/her (lui, one person) / to them (leur)
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me / te / nous / vous
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me / you / us / you-all (same for direct and indirect)
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Je le vois.
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I see it/him (pronoun before the conjugated verb)
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Je vais le voir.
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I'm going to see it (pronoun before the infinitive)
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Je l'ai vu(e).
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I saw it/him/her (pronoun before the auxiliary; participle agrees with a preceding COD)
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Where does a French object pronoun go?
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BEFORE the verb it depends on — before the conjugated verb (« je le vois »), the infinitive (« je vais le voir »), or the auxiliary (« je l'ai vu »).
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When two pronouns meet, what is the order?
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me/te/se/nous/vous → le/la/les → lui/leur → y → en. So « Il me le donne », « Je le lui donne ».
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Direct or indirect — how do you tell?
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Ask « le quoi/qui ? » → direct (le/la/les); ask « à qui ? » (person after « à ») → indirect (lui/leur). « voir qqn » is direct; « parler / téléphoner À qqn » is indirect.
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What is the most common object-pronoun error?
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Pronoun after the verb (je vois le), direct instead of indirect (je les téléphone → je leur téléphone), wrong order (lui le), or no past-participle agreement with a preceding COD (je les ai acheté → achetées).
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