Lesson 11 - Grammar 2 - Object pronouns in infinitive verb phrases
Examples: |
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Voulez-vous me la montrer? |
La femme de chambre va vous y conduire. |
Je vais les remplir tout de suite. |
Je peux vous donner deux coins fenêtres. |
Object
pronouns in infinitive verb
phrases precede
the infinitive:
SP + verb + object
pronoun + infinitive
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Je vais les lire dans ma chambre. | I'm going to read them in my room. |
Voulez-vous lui parler? | Do you want to speak to him? |
Pourriez-vous me donner l'adresse du bureau de votre mari? | Could you give me the address of your husband's office? |
Savons-nous les faire? | Do we know how to make them? |
Elle doit y aller. | She must go there. |
Venez-vous le prendre? | Are you coming to get it? |
Il vient de l'apporter. | He just brought it. |
However
with certain verbs such as faire,
the pattern will be as follows:
SP + object pronoun + verb + infinitive
faire with the meaning of ‘to have something done’:
SP + object pronoun + verb + infinitive
faire with the meaning of ‘to have something done’:
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Je les fais traduire. | I have them translated. |
Among the verbs already encountered which follow the same pattern are:
laisser with the meaning of ‘to let’:
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Je les laisse entrer. | I let them come in. |
envoyer chercher with the meaning of ‘to send for’:
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Je les envoie chercher. | I send for them. |