1. Les Pronoms compléments d’objet
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2. Pronoms object Direct
An object is called direct if it comes directly after the verb
L’artiste chante la chanson.
Il prend la décision
In French, the direct object pronoun replaces the direct object noun, but is placed before the verb.
L’artiste la chante
Il la prend.

3. Pronoms object Direct
The direct object pronoun agrees in gender and number with the nous.
We have two forms of the direct pronoun you
 the informal : te and the formal or plural: vous.
In French le, la, les can replace both people and things.
Les refers to both masc. and fem.
Me, te, le, la become m’, t’, l’ before vowels and sometimes h

4. Pronoms object Direct SIngular Plural Me (m’) me Nous  us
Te (t’)  you (informal)
Vous  you (plural or formal)
Le (l’)  him or it (masc.)
Les  them (masc. and fem.)
La (l’)  her pr ot (fem.)

5. Les Pronoms compléments d’objet
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6. Pronom d’objet indirect
The indirect object pronoun replaces only animate objects. (people, animals)
Inanimate ideas and things are replaced with y and en.
Singular
Plural
Me (m’)  me
Nous  us
Te (t’)  you (informal)
Vous  you (formal or plural)
Lui  him/her
Leur  (masc. or fem.

7. Pronom d’objet indirect
The object is indirect when the verb is controlled by a preposition (parler à, répondre à)
The indirect object noun is placed before the conjugated verb and before the avoir in the conjugated tenses.
Tu parles au journaliste  Tu lui parles
Vous écrivez à l’agent Vous lui écrivez
Although the past participle agrees in number and gender with a direct object, it never does with an indirect object pronoun

8. Le pronom ‘y’
Y is an indirect object pronoun that precedes the verb. It usually replaces an inanimate object (thing or idea)
The object replaced by Y is considered indirect because it is preceded by a preposition, usually à or sur
Elle répond à l’annonce.  Elle y répond.
Nous pensons à la situation.  Nous y pensons.
In the passé composé, the pronoun Y is placed before the auxiliary verb. (the past participle does not agree in gender or number)

9. Le pronom en
EN is an indirect object pronoun that precedes the verb. It usually replaces an inanimate object preceded by de.
In the passé composé, EN is placed before the auxiliary verb. The past particible does not agree in gender and number with the indirect object EN.
Il a parlé de sa nouvelle idée.  Il en a parlé
Je me suis approché des ramparts  Je m;en suis approché