Breakdown of Nous allons leur prêter de l'argent.
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
aller
to go
l'argent
the money (m)
Questions & Answers about Nous allons leur prêter de l'argent.
Why do we use leur instead of les?
In French, the verb prêter (to lend) is used with the preposition à for the person receiving the item (prêter à quelqu'un). Because we are lending "to" them, we use the indirect object pronoun leur. We would only use les for direct objects (verbs without à).
Why does leur go between allons and prêter?
In the near future tense (aller + infinitive), object pronouns are placed immediately before the infinitive verb they are connected to. Since leur belongs to the action of lending (prêter), it goes right before it.
Does the pronoun leur ever take an s at the end?
Not when it is an indirect object pronoun! When used to mean "to them", it is always spelled leur. You only add an s when it is a possessive adjective placed in front of a plural noun, like in leurs amis (their friends).
Why is it de l'argent instead of just l'argent?
de l' is a partitive article that means "some". We use it because we are lending an unspecified amount of money. If we said l'argent, it would mean we are lending "the money" (a specific amount we already talked about).