Double pronouns with causative faire

When you use the causative construction (faire + infinitive), object pronouns are placed before the conjugated verb faire, not before the infinitive.

When delegating a task, you often have both a direct object (the task) and an indirect object (the person assigned to do it). When replacing both with pronouns, standard double-pronoun word order applies. Both pronouns sit right in front of faire:

  • me, te, nous, vous always precede le, la, les
  • le, la, les always precede lui, leur

Third-Person Indirect Objects

When having "him," "her," or "them" do something, the direct object pronoun (le, la, les) comes before the indirect object pronoun (lui, leur).

The boss is having them draft it.
Le chef le leur fait rédiger.
We are having him send it.
Nous la lui faisons envoyer.
I am having him sign it.
Je la lui fais signer.

First- and Second-Person Indirect Objects

When a task is assigned to "me," "you," or "us," the indirect object pronoun (me, te, nous, vous) comes before the direct object pronoun (le, la, les).

The boss is having us follow it.
Le patron nous la fait suivre.
You are having me file them.
Tu me les fais classer.
He is having you organize it.
Il te le fait organiser.