12) Object pronouns

Je regarde I am watching

Le it / him

Je le regarde I am watching it

Je le regarde. I am watching him.

Je regarde I am watching

La it (feminine)

Je la regarde I am watching it (feminine)

Je la regarde. I am watching her.

Je regarde I am watching

Les them

Je les regarde. I am watching them.

Je regarde I am watching

Vous you

Je vous regarde. I am watching you.

Il regarde. He watches

Me Me

Il me regarde. He is watching me.

Il regarde He is watching

Nous us

Il nous regarde. He is watching us.

Vous me regardez. You are watching me.

Vous nous regardez You are watching us.

Nous vous regardons. We are watching you.

Je vous regarde. I am watching you.

Ils les regardent. They are watching them.

Il la regarde. He is watching her.

J’ai I have

Je l’ai I have it

Elle a She has

Elle les a She has them

Ils ont They have.

Ils l’ont They have it

Nous avons We have

Nous l’avons. We have it.

As mentioned above, indirect object pronouns are often used in French when we use ‘to him, her, etc’ in English. Here are a few examples:

Indirect

dire à  -  to say / tell

Je dis I say

Leur Them

Je leur dis. I say to them.

Vous disez You say

Me To me

Vous me disez. You say to me.

Ils dissent They say

Lui to him

Ils lui dissent. They say to him.

Nous disons We say

Vous to you

Nous vous disons. We tell you.

donner à  -  to give someone

Je donne I am giving

Lui to him

Un café A coffee

Je lui donne un café. I’m giving him a coffee.

Ils donnent They are giving

Me to me

Un orange An orange

Ils me donnent un orange. They’re giving me an orange.

Vous donnez You are giving

Leur them

Le vin the wine

Vous leur donnez le vin. You give them the wine.

Nous donnons We give

Vous to you

la bière the beer

Nous vous donnons la bière. We give you the beer.

Reminder

Je voudrais du vin I would like some wine

Je voudrais de la bière I would like some beer

Je voudrais de l’eau I would like some water

Je voudrais des boissons I would like some drinks

Je voudrais un orangina I would like an orangina

Je voudrais un coca I would like a coke

C’est difficile It is difficult.

C’est facile It is easy.

C’est nouveau It is new

C’est vieux It is old

C’est rapide It is fast

C’est lent It is slow

C’est bon It is good

C’est mauvais It is bad

Ce n’est pas mauvais It is not bad

je vends le taxi I sell/I am selling the taxi

il vend la voiture he sells the car

elle vend le bateau she sells the boat

nous vendons l’avion we sell the plane

vous vendez la motoyou sell the motorbike

ils vendent le vélo they sell the bike

J’attends le bus I wait / I am waiting for the bus

Il attend un taxi He waits/He is waiting for a taxi

Nous attendons l’avion We wait/We are waiting for the plane

Vous attendez le train You wait/You are waiting for the train

Ils attendent le taxi They wait/They are waiting for the taxi.