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Fix this common mistake in French

Indirect object pronouns: leur, lui, etc.

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Frederic
Nov 05, 2023
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One of the first grammar points you should work on are indirect object pronouns. Why? Because it’s a mistake that’s relatively easy to fix.

A common mistake is to say:

  • Je vais donner à elle

    I’ll give (to) her

  • Je vais donner à lui
    I’ll give (to) him

You have to say, for both genders:

Je vais lui donner

Lui and leur

Indirect object pronouns are not that difficult…

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