Je vais t’envoyer le document en pièce jointe par courriel ce soir.

I am going to send you the document as an attachment by email tonight.

Breakdown of Je vais t’envoyer le document en pièce jointe par courriel ce soir.

• je: I
• aller: to go
• te: you (object pronoun)
• envoyer: to send

Questions & Answers about Je vais t’envoyer le document en pièce jointe par courriel ce soir.

Why does French use je vais envoyer here instead of a simple future form like j’enverrai?

Je vais + infinitive is the near future. It is extremely common in everyday French and often sounds a bit more immediate or natural in speech.

So:

• Je vais t’envoyer... = I’m going to send you...
• Je t’enverrai... = I will send you...

Both are correct. In this sentence, je vais t’envoyer feels very natural because the action is planned for later ce soir.

What does t’ mean in t’envoyer?

T’ is the shortened form of te, which means to you.

It becomes t’ because the next word, envoyer, starts with a vowel sound. This is called elision:

• te + envoyer → t’envoyer

So t’envoyer means to send to you.

Why is t’ placed before envoyer instead of after it?