If I have "Je parle aux enfants" will it be
"Je leur parle" or "Je les parle" ?
When to use which?
If I have "Je parle aux enfants" will it be
"Je leur parle" or "Je les parle" ?
When to use which?
Hi Tima,
The verb parler requires a preposition to complete its meaning.
Parler à -- to speak to or Parler de -- to speak of (about) Therefore there needs to be an indirect object pronoun used -- in this case "leur".
In your example "Je parle aux enfants" ---> I speak "to" (preposition) the children.
"The children" is the indirect object of the verb parler.
Hope this helps
Jim
If I have "Je parle aux enfants" will it be
"Je leur parle" or "Je les parle" ?
When to use which?
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