Breakdown of Elle nous le montre au coin de la pharmacie, puis elle nous le donne.
elle
she
donner
to give
nous
us
montrer
to show
le
it
puis
then
la pharmacie
the pharmacy
au coin de
at the corner of
Questions & Answers about Elle nous le montre au coin de la pharmacie, puis elle nous le donne.
Why is it Elle nous le and not Elle le nous?
What are the functions of nous and le here?
Could nous be the direct object with montrer?
If the thing is feminine or plural, how does the sentence change?
Does le ever mean “to him” here?
No. le is a direct object pronoun (him/it, masculine). “To him/her” is lui. For example: Elle le lui montre = “She shows it to him/her.” Don’t say Elle lui le montre.
Why do the object pronouns come before the verb in French when English puts them after?
French unstressed object pronouns are clitics that attach before a conjugated verb (except in the affirmative imperative). Compare:
How would this look in the past, and does agreement apply?
Can I drop the second elle after puis?
Do I have to repeat the object pronouns with the second verb?
Yes. Each conjugated verb needs its own clitics. Say Elle nous le montre et (puis) nous le donne, not Elle nous le montre et (puis) le donne (which drops the recipient) or … et (puis) donne (which drops both objects).
Is au coin de la pharmacie idiomatic?
Could I replace au coin de la pharmacie with a pronoun?
Where do ne… pas and adverbs go with these pronouns?
Can I say Elle nous donne le or Elle montre nous le?
How can I emphasize “to us”?
Are there good alternatives to puis, and do I need the comma?
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
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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