Correct structure for this rule?

Tobias L.C1KwizIQ community member

Correct structure for this rule?

Would it be correct to use the three-layer structure I wrote down below, when building sentences with double pronouns? Imagine it like a matrix with three columns:

ME, TE, SE, NOUS, VOUS   |   LE, LA, LES   |   LUI, LEUR

 

Ex  Nous vous | les envoyons demain. | e_m_p_t_y

Ex  e_m_p_t_y | Je la | leur explique clairement.

Ex  Je vous | la donne. | e_m_p_t_y

Ex  e_m_p_t_y | Je la | lui donne.

Asked 2 years ago
CélineKwizIQ Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Tobias,

Yes, it is a great way to memorise where to place the direct and indirect pronouns in a sentence (in Le Présent)! Bravo !

Bonne journée !

CélineKwizIQ Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Lisa,

I think, "e_m_p_t_y" stands for the empty space (i.e. ___) that you might find in a fill-in-the-blank exercise for example. 

Bonne journée !

Lisa B.B2KwizIQ community member

Not an answer, but, rather,a question. What does e_m_p_t_y stand for ? I can't figure it out and it looks like it could be very helpful.  Merci!

Lisa B.B2KwizIQ community member

Thank you, Celine.  But I don't understand what the acronym means...empty.

Tobias L. asked:

Correct structure for this rule?

Would it be correct to use the three-layer structure I wrote down below, when building sentences with double pronouns? Imagine it like a matrix with three columns:

ME, TE, SE, NOUS, VOUS   |   LE, LA, LES   |   LUI, LEUR

 

Ex  Nous vous | les envoyons demain. | e_m_p_t_y

Ex  e_m_p_t_y | Je la | leur explique clairement.

Ex  Je vous | la donne. | e_m_p_t_y

Ex  e_m_p_t_y | Je la | lui donne.

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