In French, some sentences can contain two object pronouns:
- a direct object pronoun (See Me/te/nous/vous = Me/you/us/you (French Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns) and Using le/la/l'/les = it/him/her/them (French Direct Object Pronouns))
and
- a reflexive pronoun "me/te/se/nous/vous/se"
Position of direct object pronouns and reflexive pronouns in a sentence in French
Look at these cases combining direct object and reflexive pronouns:
There are two important patterns to notice in these sentences that are different to English.
1) the two pronouns both go before the verb:
Je me brosse les dents -> Je me les brosse
I'm brushing my teeth -> I'm brushing them
2) The order is ALWAYS:
me/te/se/nous/vous/se (before) le/la/l'/les
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