- Sometimes you find a direct object pronoun and an indirect object pronoun in the same sentence.
- He gave me (indirect object) them (direct object).
- He gave them (direct object) to me (indirect object).
- When this happens in French, you have to put the indirect and direct object pronouns in a certain order.
| Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
| me | le | lui | en |
| te | la | leur | y |
| nous | les | ||
| vous |
| Dominique vous l’envoie demain. | Dominique’s sending it to you tomorrow. |
| Il te les a montrés? | Has he shown them to you? |
| Je les lui ai lus. | I read them to him/her. |
| Ne la leur donne pas. | Don’t give it to them. |
| Elle ne m’en a pas parlé. | She didn’t speak to me about it. |
Key points
- If a direct and an indirect object pronoun are used in the same sentence, you usually put the indirect object pronoun before the direct object pronoun.
- With lui and leur, this order is reversed and you put the direct object pronoun before the indirect object pronoun.