Appelez-le / Téléphonez-lui

Federico F.C1Kwiziq community member

Appelez-le / Téléphonez-lui

Why does one say 'appelez-le' but 'téléphonez-lui'?

Asked 4 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Federico,

If you take a look at my answer to a similar question you will see the verbs appeler and téléphoner à quelqu'un, although they mean the same thing, grammatically use different object pronouns -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/why-il-ecrit-a-sa-tante-becomes-il-lui-ecrit

Hope this helps!

Appelez-le / Téléphonez-lui

Why does one say 'appelez-le' but 'téléphonez-lui'?

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