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This is Delphineâs first video about the object Pronouns in French.
Delphine is a French teacher at the language school alpha.b.
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In the lesson today we will talk about object pronouns.
There are two types of object pronouns:
- Direct object pronouns
- Indirect object pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns
Their function is to replace a âthingâ with the question âWhat?â or a person with the question âWho?â.
Looking at some concrete examples:
In the masculine singular:
âJe regarde le bus.â (I watch the bus)
âJe regarde quoi ?â (What do I watch?)
âLe bus.â (The bus)
âJe le regarde.â (I watch it)

Another example with a person:
âJe regarde Paul.â (I watch Paul)
âJe regarde qui ?â (Who do I watch?)
âPaul.â (Paul)
âJe le regarde.â (I watch him)
Another solid example, the feminine singular:
âJe regarde la television.â (I watch the television)
âJe regarde quoi ?â (What do I watch?)
âLa tĂ©lĂ©vision.â (The television)
âJe la regarde.â (I watch it)
For a person it is the same thing.

âJe regarde Marie.â (I watch Marie)
âJe regarde qui ?â (Who do I watch?)
âMarie ?â (Marie)
âJe la regarde.â (I watch her)
Looking at a plural example:
âJe regarde les fleurs.â (I look at the flowers)
âJe regarde quoi ?â (What do I look at?)
âLes fleurs.â (The flowers)
âJe les regarde.â (I look at them)

âJe regarde les enfants jouer.â (I watch the children play)
âJe regarde qui ?â (Who do I watch?)
âLes enfants.â (The children)
âJe les regarde.â (I watch them)
The direct pronoun varies with the person.
There are, however, variations in front of verbs starting with a vowel:

ME â> Mâ
TE â> Tâ
LE / LA â> Lâ
Some solid examples :
âIl mâĂ©couteâ (He listens to me)
âIl tâadoreâ (He loves her)
âIl tâinvite Ă dĂźner.â (He invites you to dinner)
The negation of object pronouns

The negation goes before the pronoun + verb group.
âJe ne le regarde pas.â (I donât watch it)
âJe ne les connais pasâ (I dont know them)
We will move onto the exceptions.
When using the verbs âaimerâ and âconnaĂźtreâ, you do not use the pronoun to speak about something or to respond to a question.
For example if I ask the question:
âVous aimez le fromage?â (Do you like cheese?)
You would not say: âOui je lâaimeâ
But you would say: âOui jâaime ça ou non je nâaime pas çaâ (Yes, I like it or no, I donât like it)
Another example:
âTu connais le CĂŽte de Provence ?â (Do you know the Provence Coast?)
âOui je connaisâ (Yes I know it)
âNon je ne connais pas.â (No, I donât know it)
Indirect Object Pronouns:
They replace objects introduced by the preposition: âĂ â

They can replace people but not âthingsâ.
Many verbs of communication, of contact are used with the preposition âĂ â.
The pronoun âluiâ replaces a masculine noun or a feminine noun.
A solid example with a masculine name:
âJe tĂ©lĂ©phone Ă Pierre.â (I phone Pierre)
âJe tĂ©lĂ©phone Ă qui ?â (Who do I phone?)
âĂ Pierre.â (Pierre)
âJe lui tĂ©lĂ©phone.â (I phone him)

Another example with a feminine name:
âJe tĂ©lĂ©phone Ă Marie.â (I phone Marie)
âJe tĂ©lĂ©phone Ă qui ?â (Who do I phone?)
âĂ Marie.â (Marie)
âJe lui tĂ©lĂ©phone.â (I phone her)
We will now concentrate on the plural.
Whether it is masculine or feminine we use âleurâ.
âPierre parle Ă ses soeurs.â (Pierre talks to his sisters)

âIl parle Ă qui ?â (Who does he talk to?)
âĂ ses soeurs.â (To his sisters)
âIl leur parle.â (He talks to them)
Here is the construction of indirect object pronouns:

You cannot say âPaul tĂ©lĂ©phone Ă moiâ, but âPaul me tĂ©lĂ©phoneâ (Paul phones me).
That is all for our new lesson on direct and indirect object pronouns.
We hope to see you again soon on screen on our YouTube channel or directly at the school alpha.b.






























