May I ask this?

ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

May I ask this?

ll envoie les fleurs à Sophie

to 

ll les lui envoie. Why not 

ll lui les envoie 

is this totally wrong? Please clarify. Thank you. 

Asked 6 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ca,

This is because of the order of multiple pronouns in a French sentence- 

The direct object pronouns (les) will be before the indirect object ones (lui).

Take a look at the following lesson for further examples:

Using direct and indirect object pronouns together

Hope this helps!

ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, I just check that. 

 ll envoie les fleurs à Sophie 

To 

ll les lui envoie. 

ll te la envoie. 

Is the only way say this? 

is ll lui... In any situation would be wrong?

CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Ca,

Il les lui envoie Il envoie les fleurs à Sophie

Il te l'envoie = Il envoie la lettre/le livre à toi

Il te les envoie = Il envoie les fleurs à toi

Il lui parle/envoie = he speaks /sends to him/her

Hope this helps, let me know if still unclear....

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Here is a nice self contained article which explains the pronomial order in French:

https://www.dummies.com/languages/french/object-pronoun-word-order-in-french/

ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi Cécile,

Do you mean ll lui is possible to use like ll lui parle/ll lui envoie

but if ll les lui that's the only way to explain ll envoie les fleurs à Sophie.

ll lui les, les can't be the indirect object here? 

ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
thanks Chris for sharing the link.
CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Ca, 

You cannot say :

Il lui les  

always -

Il les lui ....envoie

 

ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi Cécile, 

Merci beaucoup.

May I ask this?

ll envoie les fleurs à Sophie

to 

ll les lui envoie. Why not 

ll lui les envoie 

is this totally wrong? Please clarify. Thank you. 

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