Learn French indirect object pronouns like me, te, lui, nous, vous, and leur, which answer "à qui?" and replace indirect objects referring to people.
- Indirect object pronouns only replace nouns that refer to people.
- These pronouns are used to answer the question à qui?
- Use the pronouns m'/t' before a vowel.
| Singulier (Singular) | Pluriel (Plural) |
| Me (Me)Je me donne (I give myself) | Nous (Us)Je nous donne (I us give) |
| Te (You)Je te donne (I give you) | Vous (You)Je vous donne (I you give) |
| Lui (Him)Je lui donne (I give him) | Leur (Them)Je leur donne (I give them) |
Exceptions!
- If a sentence contains a direct and an indirect object pronoun, place the direct one first, followed by the indirect one.
Exercise 1: Les pronoms compléments indirects
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
vous, me, te, lui, leur
Exercise 2: Dialogue completion
Instruction: Complete the dialogue with the correct solution
1. Je porte ___ chemise rouge aujourd'hui.
( I am wearing ___ red shirt today.)2. Tu ___ le jean bleu ?
( You ___ the blue jeans?)3. Il ___ donne le manteau qu'il porte.
( He ___ gives me the coat he is wearing.)4. Nous choisissons ___ chaussures noires.
( We choose ___ black shoes.)5. Vous ___ les gants en hiver.
( You ___ the gloves in winter.)6. Je ___ donne mon sac à main.
( I ___ give him/her my handbag.)