Breakdown of Je vous les envoie par courriel après le dîner.
je
I
après
after
les
them
envoyer
to send
le dîner
the dinner
vous
you
par
by
le courriel
the email
Questions & Answers about Je vous les envoie par courriel après le dîner.
What do the pronouns in Je vous les envoie refer to, and which is direct vs. indirect?
- les = a direct object pronoun meaning them (the things being sent).
- vous = an indirect object pronoun meaning to you (either singular formal or plural). The verb envoyer works like this: envoyer [something] à [someone] → direct object + indirect object. So les is direct, vous is indirect.
Why is it Je vous les envoie and not Je les vous envoie?
Do I have to use the future tense because of après le dîner, or is the present okay?
Both are correct:
- Present with a future time marker (very common in speech): Je vous les envoie après le dîner.
- Simple future (neutral/polite, common in writing): Je vous les enverrai après le dîner.
- Near future: Je vais vous les envoyer après le dîner. All three mean you’ll send them later; choose based on formality and style.
Why is it envoie and not envois? How is envoyer conjugated in the present?
What does par courriel mean, and is it the same as par mail/e-mail?
Why is there no article: why not par le courriel?
Does dîner mean lunch or dinner?
Can I say après dîner or après que j’aurai dîné instead of après le dîner?
What’s the difference between les and leur with envoyer?
How do I negate this sentence?
How would I say it to one friend informally?
How does it look in the past, and what about agreement with les?
Any pronunciation/liaison tips for this sentence?
Where can the time phrase go? Must it be at the end?
Can I drop les and just say Je vous envoie après le dîner?
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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