Hi - Can someone tell me why 'leurs' was not used when the parents were plural and the presents as well?
Thank you!
Hi - Can someone tell me why 'leurs' was not used when the parents were plural and the presents as well?
Thank you!
Bonjour Elaine,
I think the sentence you are quoting from is -
... je leur montrerai tous mes nouveaux jouets = I will show them all our new toys
Because the verb is 'montrer à quelqu'un ' you should replace it with an indirect object pronoun, as highlighted by Maarten.
'Leurs' a plural possessive adjective would be in sentences like -
J'aime beaucoup leurs parents = I really like their parents
Leurs amis nous ont contactés = Their friends contacted us
The lesson is attached here -
Notre/nos/votre/vos/leur/leurs = our/your/their (French Possessive Adjectives)
I hope this answers your confusion between the two very similar words.
Elaine,
I don’t hear any use of the possessive adjectives leur/leurs in the linked lesson, only the indirect object pronoun ‘ leur ‘, - ‘ je leur montrerai … ‘ which is invariable.
Is this the sentence you are querying or have I missed something ?
Using lui/leur = him or her/them (French Indirect Object Pronouns)
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