Learn French: Je vous envoie ci-joint le justificatif. - I am sending you the attached supporting document.

Je vous envoie ci-joint le justificatif.

I am sending you the attached supporting document.

Breakdown of Je vous envoie ci-joint le justificatif.

him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)

Questions & Answers about Je vous envoie ci-joint le justificatif.

Why is ci-joint placed before le justificatif, and does it need to agree?

When ci-joint is placed directly before a noun and its article, it acts as an adverb meaning 'herewith' or 'attached'. Because it acts as an adverb here, it is invariable, meaning it never changes its ending. Even if the noun were feminine or plural, it would stay as ci-joint.

How would the sentence change if I placed the adjective after the noun instead?

If you put it after the noun, it functions as a regular adjective and must agree in gender and number. The sentence would become Je vous envoie le justificatif ci-joint. While the spelling of ci-joint does not change here because justificatif is masculine singular, it would change for a feminine noun, such as la facture ci-jointe (the attached invoice).

What exactly is a justificatif?

It is a very common administrative term for a 'supporting document', 'proof', or 'receipt'. You will often see it in phrases like un justificatif de domicile (proof of address) or un justificatif d'identité (proof of identity).

Could I say J'envoie le justificatif à vous instead of Je vous envoie?

While technically understandable, it sounds unnatural. In French, indirect object pronouns like vous (meaning 'to you') almost always go immediately before the conjugated verb, giving us Je vous envoie.