The Positiofi of Personal Pronoun Ohjects

(a) A single personal pronoun object immediately précèdes its governing verb (y or en intervening).

Je le donne à Jean. Je lui en donne. Exception. A personal pronoun, object of an affirmative imperative, immediately follows its governing verb. Donnez-Zuz-en. (But, Ne lui en donnez pas.)

(b) Of two personal pronoun objects, the direct object stands nearest the verb.

D me le donne. Donnez-Ze-mof.

Exception. If the indirect object pronoun is of the third person, it always follows the direct object. Je le lui donne. Donnez-le-leur.

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