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2 essential features of French grammar
Here are the two most important specificities of the French language that you need to understand to express yourself effectively. They have a significant impact on all of French grammar:
1. The masculine or feminine gender of nouns,
2. The concept of object complements COD and COI.
Read these sentences, and notice the personal pronouns that replace the direct object comlement and the indirect object complement.
feminine or masculine noums?
French nouns are either masculine or feminine. When you learn a new word, you must memorize the gender.
- The gender of the noun influences the determiner and the adjective associated with it in the sentence.
- The gender of the noun also influences the choice of pronoun that replaces it in the next sentence or in the conversation.
COD or COI?
The direct object complement COD answers the questions "qui?", "quoi?".
COD corresponds to the person, animal, or thing that is the subject of the action expressed by the verb.
COD noum is placed directly after the verb. It is constructed without a preposition.
subject + verb + COD noum
The indirect object complement COI answers the questions "à qui?", "à quoi?", "de qui?", "de quoi?".
COI corresponds to the person, animal, or thing that is the subject of the action expressed by the verb.
The preposition à or de links the verb to the COI noum.
subject + verb + à/de + COI noum
Direct object personal pronouns are all placed before the verb. But indirect object personal pronouns are either before or after the verb..There are a wide variety of personal pronouns. Several criteria must be taken into account to avoid making mistakes. Do not worry! I will tell you more about this during your next French lessons.
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