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C'est notre appareil photo, nous vous le confions.

C'est notre appareil photo, nous vous le confions.
It is our camera, we are entrusting it to you.
From Lesson 153:Double object pronouns with 1st/2nd person (me le, te la)·French

Questions & Answers about C'est notre appareil photo, nous vous le confions.

Why is the order vous le and not le vous?
In French, when you have two object pronouns before a verb, the indirect object pronouns for the 1st and 2nd person (me, te, nous, vous) always come before the 3rd person direct object pronouns (le, la, les). Since vous is a 2nd person pronoun, it goes before le.
How do I know which pronoun is direct and which is indirect in vous le confions?
The verb expression is confier quelque chose à quelqu'un (to entrust something to someone). The 'something' is the direct object: here, le stands for l'appareil photo (it). The 'to someone' is the indirect object: vous stands for 'to you'.
Why use appareil photo instead of caméra?
Watch out for this false friend! In French, une caméra specifically refers to a video camera or movie camera. For a device that takes still photographs, you must use un appareil photo.
Why does the sentence start with C'est instead of Il est?
When you say 'it is' followed by a modified noun (a noun with a word like un, le, or the possessive notre in front of it), you must use c'est. You only use il est when describing a specific thing using just an adjective, such as il est cher (it is expensive).

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