Don't understand this error

Christopher J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Don't understand this error

Il le lui a refusé ? - Oui, il ________ a refusé aussi. He denied it to him? - Yes, he denied it to us too.
I thought nous comes before il in this case but the quiz says  " Oui, il *nous l*'a refusé" is wrong.
Asked 1 week ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Christopher, 

You pinned the wrong lesson to your query but I think that I have found it.

It was the last quiz question of the following lesson -

Position of Double Pronouns in French - Direct Object Pronoun + Indirect Object Pronoun

 

The only accepted answer is:

nous l' /Nous l'

but I am not quite sure what you wrote. 

If you wrote nous l' or Nous l' and it is not accepted, please use the Report a problem in your correction board, as it will link directly to the error.

If this is not possible, please let me know, and I'll send your query to the helpdesk.

I hope this helps!

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The subject comes first, which is il. Nous is the indirect object (refuser qqc à qqn) that replaces à qqn. Le is the direct object, i.e., the thing that is being refused. Putting it all together:

Il nous l'a refusé. -- He denied it to us.

Don't understand this error

Il le lui a refusé ? - Oui, il ________ a refusé aussi. He denied it to him? - Yes, he denied it to us too.
I thought nous comes before il in this case but the quiz says  " Oui, il *nous l*'a refusé" is wrong.

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