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→Object Pronouns
===Object Pronouns===
===Object Pronouns===
French is a predominately SVO with some SOV aspects. For example...
French is a predominately SVO with some SOV aspects. For example:
''Il mange une pomme à Paris'' (lit. He eats an apple in Paris)<br />''Il y en mange une'' (He eats one there; note the change in word order)
''Il mange une pomme à Paris'' (lit. He eats an apple in Paris)<br />''Il y en mange une'' (He eats one there; note the change in word order)
''Avez-vous vu Richard'' (lit. Have you seen Richard)<br />''L'avez-vous vu'' (lit. Him have you seen)
''Avez-vous vu Richard'' (lit. Have you seen Richard)<br />''L'avez-vous vu'' (lit. Him have you seen)
The objects are substituted with object pronouns which are placed before the verb in present tense or before the axillary verb.
The objects are substituted with object pronouns which are placed before the verb in present tense or before the auxillary verb.
*Les - Denotes plural direct objects.
*Les - plural direct objects.
*Le - A masculine direct object.
*Le - masculine direct object.
*La - A feminine direct object.
*La - feminine direct object.
*L' - Placed before a verb that starts with a vowel.
*L' - placed before a verb that starts with a vowel or, in some instances,an h.
*Lui - Refers to a single indirect object that is a person.
*Lui - refers to a single indirect object that is a person.
*Leur - Refers to a plural indirect object that is a person.
*Leur - refers to a plural indirect object that is a person.
*Y - Refers to a place or an indirect object that isn't a person.
*Y - refers to a place or an indirect object that isn't a person.
*En - refers to objects with a number.
*En - refers to objects with a number.