Hi in example 6: Tu me l'as demandé. You asked me it, I think in English we’d probably drop the ‘it’ but do you have to keep the l’ (le/la) in French?

Eileen C.A0Kwiziq community member

Hi in example 6: Tu me l'as demandé. You asked me it, I think in English we’d probably drop the ‘it’ but do you have to keep the l’ (le/la) in French?

This question relates to:French lesson "Position of Double Pronouns in French - Direct Object Pronoun + Indirect Object Pronoun"

Asked 7 years ago

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Eileen,

No, you can drop the direct object "le" and "it", respectively, but you incur a change in meaning both in French as well as in English. "You asked me." is something slightly different from "You asked me about it."

Tu me l'as demandé. -- You asked me about it. (That sounds better than just "it".)
Te m'as demandé. -- You asked me.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

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Eileen C.A0Kwiziq community member

Thanks Chris. Yes, adding ‘about ‘ in English clarifies it for me in French! Thanks

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Hi in example 6: Tu me l'as demandé. You asked me it, I think in English we’d probably drop the ‘it’ but do you have to keep the l’ (le/la) in French?

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