French-double object pronouns
when using double object pronouns with affirmitive commands, what comes first?
the verb
you (informal) give it to me
tu me le donnes
go there (tu)
vas-y!
give it to them
donne-le-leur
give me 10
donnez m'en dix
the pronoun EN replaces
a phrase that begins with de, du, des
the pronoun Y replaces:
a phrase that begins with à, chez, dans, en, or sur
what should you do when writing an affirmative command in the "tu" form with y or en?
add an s to the end of the verb (if its not there already)
when the PC is used with double object pronouns, the past participle...
agrees in gender and number with the direct object
she has one
elle en a un
they're buying some
elles en achètent
some
en
He bought them (feminine) for her
il les lui achetées
he sends it to me
il me l'envoyer
he gives it (feminine) to me
il me la donne
he gives it (masculine) to me
il me le donne
he gives them to me
il me les donne
there are 10
il y en a dix
they give it (masculine) to me
ils/elles me le donnent
I bought a lot
j'en ai acheté beaucoup
I went there (feminine)
j'y suis allée
I give it (masculine) to them
je le leur donne
I gave (pc) it to him/her
je le lui ai donné
I give it (masculine) to him/her
je le lui donne
I'm not going to have any
je ne vais pas en prendre
I am going to give it to her (infinitive form)
je vais le lui donner
affirmative command double object pronoun structure: first column
le, la, l', les
object pronouns in the second column
le, la, l', les
object pronouns in the third column
lui, leur
eat apples! (tu)
mange des pommes!
eat some! (tu)
manges-en!
object pronouns in the first column
me, te, nous, vous
affirmative command double object pronoun structure: second column
moi, toi, nous, vous, lui, leur
we give it (masculine) to me
nous me le donnons
you (formal) give it to me
vous me le donnez
there
y
