Level 72 - Indirect Object Pronouns and Disjunctive Pronouns

This level probably has the scariest name - but in truth it's just as easy as Level 71 which was about direct object pronouns. An indirect object pronoun is a word which replaces the word à ('to' or 'at') plus a noun in a sentence. For example, instead of saying "I gave the present to my friend " you could say, "I gave the present to him ". 'To him' is therefore an indirect object pronoun and is another way of saying 'to my friend'. In French indirect object pronouns are positioned before the verb except when you are using the imperative (see Level 66). Here are the indirect object pronouns in French:

Examples

* In the perfect tense the direct object goes before the avoir bit
** In the future tense the direct object goes after the aller bit

Disjunctive pronouns

A disjunctive pronoun is a word referring to a person or a thing which appears after a preposition like à ('to' or 'at'), de ('of') or avec ('with'). Here is a list of French disjunctive pronouns:

Note also that each of these words can be followed by the word même ('same' or 'self') for emphasis.

Examples

Possession

Possession is indicated by the word de 'of' but we can also use à 'to' with a disjunctive pronoun, for example c'est à moi 'it's mine', c'est à toi 'it's yours'.