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Direct Objects
Compléments d’objet direct (COD)
Direct objects are the people or things(noun) in a sentence
that receive the action of the verb.It is the thing or person acted upon. Direct object follows the verb in the sentence.
Direct object pronouns are the words that replace the
direct object to avoid repetition Eg:- "Marie was at the bank today. When I saw Marie, I smiled."
In order to avoid repeating Marie, we replace it with direct
object pronoun ‘her’ Eg:- "Marie was at the bank today. When I saw her, I smiled." The French direct object pronouns are:- Me (m’) (meuh)= me Te (t’) (teuh)= you Le (L') = him, it La (L') = her, it Nous = us Vous = you Les = them French direct object pronouns are placed in front of the verb. To find the direct object in a sentence, ask the question “Qui”(Who/whom?) or “Quoi” (kva)(What?) after the verb Eg:- il regarde ce film -> il regarde quoi? - ce film(objet direct)
Eg:- Elle écoute son professor -> Elle écoute qui? -
son professor (objet direct)
Eg:- il regarde le film Eg:- Je mange le pain.
il le regarde Je le mange (I'm eating it.)
Negative:- il ne regarde pas le film
il ne le regarde pas Interrogative:- Regarde-t-il le film? Le regarde-t-il?