Pronouns Order
Frequently one may find multiple pronouns (usually no more than two)
in a sentence. The rules for placement of the pronouns are as follows:
1. In all sentences but the affirmative imperative, the order is as
shown below:
me
te
vous
nous
|
le
la
les
|
lui
leur
|
y
|
en
|
VERB
|
So,
-
Je le lui ai dit! I told her so!
-
Il m'en a parlé plusieurs fois. He spoke to
me about it several times.
-
Ne nous le dis pas! Don't tell us that!
2. In the affirmative imperative,
the order is:
|
VERB
|
le
la
les
|
lui
leur
|
y
|
en
|
So,
-
Donne-le-moi! Give it to me!
-
Allez-vous-en! Get out of here!
3. If there are multiple verbs in a clause, the object pronouns generally
precede the last verb in the sequence:
-
Elle ne voulait pas le lui donner. She didn't
want to give it to him.
-
Je ne pensais pas pouvoir le faire. I didn't
think I could do it.
Exception: causative
constructions with faire:
-
Ils l'ont fait construire. They had it built.
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