Question

French Mini-Tutorial: Object Pronoun Placement

Answer 1

\({\bf{Double~Pronouns~Placement:}}\)

me, te, se, nous, and vous (when they are used as direct object, indirect object, or reflexive objects) usually go first

followed by the direct object pronouns le, la, les

followed by the indirect object pronouns lui, leur

followed by the y and en (in that order)

in the negative form, the pronouns follow "ne" and precede the main verb

examples:

Il me l'a dit. (He said it to me.) Notice how "me" precedes "l'"
Je lui en attribue. (I assigned him some (implied direct object)). Notice how "lui" precedes "en."
Il n'y en avait pas. (There wasn't any there.) Notice how "y" precedes "en"

Answer 2

\({\bf{Affirmative~Imperative~Pronoun~Placement:}}\)

for affirmative (not negative) imperatives, object pronouns follow the verb

the object pronouns le, la, and les come first,

followed by indirect object pronouns moi, toi, and lui, nous, vous, leur

followed by y and en, in that order

append the pronouns to the verb in the appropriate order

ex:

Écrivez-le-lui. (Write it to him/for him.)
Recommande-le-nous. (Recommend it for us.)
Apportez-nous-en. (Bring us some.)

Answer 3

\({\bf{References:}}\)

Rochester, Myrna B. Easy French Step-by-Step, United States, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009, 309-311.

CollinsDictionary for French and English translations

Forvo (https://forvo.com/), a French pronunciation database with samples from native French speakers