Les pronoms
le, la, les
me, te, nous, vous
Direct Object
Pronouns
D.O. Pronouns
Le - it , him (masculine
object or male)
La - it, her (feminine object
or female)
Les - them (masculine or
feminine objects or people)
** Le and La become L’ in
front of a vowel or silent H
Examples
Je vois le film. --> Je le
vois.
I see the film. I see it.
Je ne connais pas la
vedette. --> Je ne la
connais pas.
I don’t know the star
(actress).
I don’t know her.
J’admire les costumes.
--> Je les admire.
I admire the costumes.
I admire them.
Telling what you do for others
and what others do for you
Me - me
Te - you
Nous - us
Vous -you guys (ya’ll)
Examples
Le médecin te voit?
Oui, il me voit.
Does the doctor see
you? Yes, he sees me.
Il vous parle? Oui, il
nous parle.
Does he talk to you
guys? Yes, he talks to
us.
Les règles
Direct Object Pronoun
Receives the action of the
verb
Can replace people or
things
Answers the question
what? Or who?
Placement
Usually is placed
immediately before the
conjugated form of the
verb
Elle le regarde.
Placement Exception
In a sentence with a
conjugated verb + an
infinitive (va aimer), the
pronoun comes before the
infinitive. (Elle va l’aimer.)
Negation
Still comes right before the
verb
Cannot be separated from
the verb by a negative word
Elle ne le regarde pas.
Il ne nous examine pas.
Practique
I see him.
Je le vois.
She talks to us.
Elle nous parle.
We invite them.
Nous les invitons.
Are you going to see her?
(Tu)
Tu vas la voir?