Basic order of two weak pronouns

Level 3

Two weak pronouns form an ordered group with established spellings.

How It Works

First- and second-person pronouns commonly precede an object pronoun: me'l, te la, ens ho, us les. The form can change inside the group: em + el is me'l before a verb, not em el. Write the conventional combination rather than joining dictionary forms separately.

En and hi have characteristic combinations, including n'hi. A singular indirect-object li with a direct object varies regionally: li'l is a Valencian pattern, while l'hi is common in the corresponding Central combination. Do not claim that a single person-before-object rule covers every third-person cluster.

Keep the group together in placement: m'ho va dir or va dir-m'ho. Negation comes before the entire preverbal group. Learn one regional standard consistently, while recognizing alternatives as meaningful grammatical systems rather than arbitrary exceptions.

Examples (3)

  1. Me’l quedo.

    I am keeping it.

  2. T’ho explico demà.

    I will explain it to you tomorrow.

  3. Ens en portarà dues.

    She will bring us two of them.

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Basic order of two weak pronounsLevel 3

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Identify the direct object in a pronoun group. Identify its recipient pronoun. Recognize elided and attached pronoun forms.

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