Leur meaning

Question

I thought 'leur' meant their, or does it work as both them or their?

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Nada,
Leur can be both them or their, depending on whether it is an indirect object pronoun as in the lesson you pinned or a possessive adjective. Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson for this other use of leur -
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/use-notre-nos-votre-vos-leur-leurs-to-say-our-your-and-their-possessive-adjectives
I hope this helps!

I WILL EAT YOUR KIDS HeE hEe · Answer

Doesn't leur and les mean them. so cant it be "Je leur parle" or "je les parle"

Cécile Janty-Davies · Answer

No, I WILL EAT YOUR KIDS, ( really?),
 'leur' and 'les' are different object pronouns and depend on the verb you use here. Please take a look at the relevant Kwiziq lessons -
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/when-to-use-le-la-l-or-les-to-replace-nouns-direct-object-pronouns
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/when-to-use-lui-and-leur-to-replace-specific-people-with-him-her-and-them-indirect-object-pronouns
Bonne Continuation!