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Here you will find what direct and indirect object pronouns are and how to use them to speak in French. This is a tricky part of grammar, so don't be discouraged if you don't understand it at first. The main thing is to keep trying and practicing and soon it will come naturally to you.

By using direct and indirect object pronouns in your French, you can reduce your sentences and make them flow more naturally, allowing you to become more fluent.

==Direct object pronouns==

Direct object pronouns in French and English are a way to shorten sentences. They are used in place of a name, so for example, instead of saying, the work is over there, you would say it is over there. In this case, "work" is the noun which is replaced by the direct pronoun "that".

==Indirect object pronouns==

Indirect pronouns in French and English are similar to direct pronouns with regard to their use. It is used to replace the noun which is the indirect subject of a verb. So, for example, if you said I raced with Martin, it would become I did it with him. In this case, "Martin" is the name which is replaced by the indirect pronoun "him".

==Rule and Examples==

His sister taught him to speak Spanish

(apprendre à qn à faire qc)

*Luc leur a conseillé de se taire

Luc advised them to be quiet

(conseiller à qn de faire qc)

*Sa mère lui défendait de fumer à la maison

Her mother used to forbid her to smoke at home

(défendre à qn de faire qc)

*Le film lui a (dé)plu

He (dis)liked the film

((dé)plaire à qn)

*Elle lui manque

He misses her

(manquer à qn)

There are several verb constructions which tend to give rise to this problem,

|allowed her  to buy it

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The following common French verbs take direct objects; learners often treat them as if they required indirect objects, perhaps because of a confusion over the status of à (or sometimes de) which these verbs require when they are followed by an infinitive:

*Je les ai persuadés de venir

I persuaded them to come

==Others:==

|. thanked her

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==Video: 'COI' & 'COD' + Q&A with Alexa (long video!)==

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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—amment-and-—eminent-derived-from-adjectives-ending-in-—ant-or-—ent|Adverbs ending in —amment and —eminent derived from adjectives ending in —ant or —ent]]

* [[Language/French/Grammar/Pronominal-verbs-and-body-parts|Pronominal verbs and body parts]]

* [[Language/French/Grammar/Past-participles-used-as-adjectives-with-the-verb-"être"|Past participles used as adjectives with the verb "être"]]

* [[Language/French/Grammar/Common-quantifiers|Common quantifiers]]