nous pouvons si nous le voulons

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nous pouvons si nous le voulons

Bonjour,

Just want to ask why there is "le" in this sentence. It translates to english as we can if we want to, so why the le? 

Merci :)

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate pouvoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
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JimC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Chesca,

We can if we want "it"    --  "le" the object of the sentence (whatever was wanted.)

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nous pouvons si nous le voulons

Bonjour,

Just want to ask why there is "le" in this sentence. It translates to english as we can if we want to, so why the le? 

Merci :)

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