Indirect Object Pronouns
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Indirect Object Pronouns
how to say “to me”, “to you” etc in
French
What IS an Indirect Object?
An Indirect Object shows who or what is indirectly
affected by the verb’s action. It answers the question “to
whom/what?” or “for whom/what?”
For example: She gives the man the book.
Who gives? - she - subject.
Gives what? - book - direct object.
To whom? - man - indirect object.
In French, an Indirect Object noun is preceded by the
preposition à, corresponding to the English to. The
pronoun, however, includes the à.
OK, so what ARE the Indirect Object
Pronouns ?
The Indirect Object Pronouns (INDOPs)
are only different from Direct Object
Pronouns (DOPs) in the 3rd person.
singular
plural
1
me
nous
2
te
vous
3
lui
leur
How about position?
INDOPs, just like DOPs, precede the conjugated
verb in a simple clause.
Elle lui donne le livre.
In a compound tense, they precede the auxiliary
verb. NB No agreement with an INDOP.
Elle lui a donné le livre.
In an infinitive construction, they precede the
infinitive.
Elle va lui donner le livre.
Use
Verbs used more often with indirect objects are : donner:
to give, parler: to speak, dire: to tell/say.
Je lui donne le livre.
I give him/her the book.
Il nous a parlé.
He spoke to us.
Elle lui a dit bonjour.
She said hello to him.
Note that an indirect object noun is preceded by à.
Sometimes a verb may require an indirect object in
French, whereas in English it is direct. Such verbs will
require the preposition à before the noun.
Il obéit à ses parents. > Il leur obéit.
He obeys his parents. > He obeys them.
Exemple...
J’ai donné un CD de
MC Solaar à mon
copain.
Je lui ai donné un CD
de MC Solaar.
Exemple 2...
J’ai montré cette
photo d’une église à
Malte à mes
étudiants.
Je leur ai montré
cette photo....
Exemple 3...
J’ai dit bonjour à
Sam.
Je lui ai dit bonjour.
Change underlined noun to
pronoun...
J’ai téléphoné à maman.
Nous avons donné un
livre à papa.
Ils parlent aux profs.
Tu écris à Anne?
Elle donne des biscuits à
ses copains.
J’ai acheté un cadeau à
ma soeur.
Je lui ai téléphoné.
Nous lui avons donné un
livre.
Ils leur parlent.
Tu lui écris?
Elle leur donne des
biscuits.
Je lui ai acheté un
cadeau.