Breakdown of Tu me cherches dans le jardin ?
dans
in, inside
chercher
to look for
le jardin
the garden (faire le jardin = to garden)
me
me, myself (object pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Tu me cherches dans le jardin ?
Why is it me cherches instead of cherches me?
In French, object pronouns like me (me) go directly before the verb, not after it. So instead of saying you look for me, the French sentence structure is literally you me look for.
Why isn't there a French word for 'for' in this sentence?
How would I change this sentence to say 'Are you looking for him?' using this lesson's pronouns?
Because chercher takes a direct object, you would use the direct object pronoun le (him). You place it right before the verb, exactly like me, giving you: Tu le cherches ?
Is this a question? It just looks like a regular statement with a question mark.
Yes! In everyday spoken French, you will often hear questions asked using the normal statement word order (Tu me cherches) simply by raising the pitch of your voice at the end.
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