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Si le voisin est vexé, je le suis aussi.

Si le voisin est vexé, je le suis aussi.
If the neighbor is offended, I am too.
From Lesson 310:The neuter object pronoun (le)·French

Breakdown of Si le voisin est vexé, je le suis aussi.

je
I
être
to be
aussi
also / too
le voisin
the neighbor
si
if
vexé
offended

Questions & Answers about Si le voisin est vexé, je le suis aussi.

Why do we need the word le in this sentence?
In English, we can just say 'I am too' without repeating the adjective. In French, you cannot leave the verb être hanging without its complement. You must represent the omitted adjective—in this case, vexé—using the neuter pronoun le. Think of it as saying 'I am it too.'
If a woman is speaking, would she change it to je la suis?
No, it stays le. When this pronoun stands in for an adjective or a state of being, it acts as a neuter pronoun and is entirely invariable. Even if the speaker is female or plural, the pronoun replacing the adjective never changes to la or les.
Does vexé mean the same thing as the English word 'vexed'?
Not quite, it is a partial false friend. While the English 'vexed' usually means annoyed, puzzled, or frustrated, the French vexé specifically means offended, insulted, or having one's pride hurt.
Why is aussi at the very end instead of next to je?
In French, adverbs like aussi cannot separate a subject pronoun from its verb, and object pronouns like le must stay firmly attached to the front of the verb they modify. Therefore, aussi has to be placed after the conjugated verb suis.

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