Order of Pronouns


When more than one pronoun is used in a clause, they usually occur in the following order:
me
te
se
nous
vous		le
la
les		lui
leur		yenVERB

When you use negatives and/or compound verb tenses which have an auxiliary verb and a past participle, the order of the entire thing looks like this:
neme
te
se
nous
vous
le
la
les		lui
leur		yenVERB
(or auxiliary verb)		(negative)(past participle)

Examples:
Il m'en a donn�.He gave me some.
Je n'y a pas pens�.I didn't think about that.
Vous le lui lisez.You are reading it to him.

The only exception to this is with the imperative. Negative commands follow the normal order:
Ne le lui lisez pas.Don't read it to him.
N'y pensons pas.Let's not think about it.
But positive, or affirmative, commands mix up the order a bit. The order for this type of command is as follows:
le
la
les		moi
toi
lui
nous
vous
leur		yen
Note that for the first and second person singular, the stress pronouns moi and toi replace me and te. However, if these pronouns are followed by en, they change back to m' and t'.
Examples:
Lisez-le-lui.Read it to him.
Donne-m'en.Give me some.
Pr�tez-la-leur.Lend it to them.


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