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Order of object pronouns: le/la/les before lui/leur

Order of object pronouns: le/la/les before lui/leur

Structure:

subject + le/la/les + lui/leur + verb

When both direct and indirect pronouns are 3rd person, direct comes before indirect.

Example:

Je le lui ai dit. Elle les leur a envoyés. **Translation:** I told it to him/her. She sent them to them.

Examples

Je le lui ai dit.

I told it to him/her.

Elle les leur a envoyés.

She sent them to them.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Je le lui ai dit."

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