Object Pronouns me, te, nos, vos

Level 3

Me, te, nos, vos come before the verb: Me veses? Te vesi.

How It Works

PronounMeaningExample
me, m'me, to meMe veses? M'aimas?
te, t'you, to you (one person)Te vesi. T'aimi.
nosus, to usNos telefòna deman.
vosyou, to you (several people, or polite)Vos ausissi plan.

Occitan uses the same word for me and to me: Joan me dona lo libre means Joan gives me the book.

The pronoun stays before the verb in a statement and a question. For a person you call vos, the pronoun is vos too.

For he, she and they, use lo, la, los, las and li, lor. Each has its own entry.

Examples (5)

  1. Me veses?

    Do you see me?

    Me comes before veses.

  2. T'aimi.

    I love you.

    Te becomes t' before the vowel of aimi.

  3. Joan me dona lo libre.

    Joan gives me the book.

    Me also means to me.

  4. Marta nos telefòna deman.

    Marta phones us tomorrow.

    Nos also means to us.

  5. Vos ausissi plan.

    I hear you well.

    Vos is the pronoun for you in the plural, or in a polite form.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the pronoun after the verb.

    Veses me?
    Me veses?

    The pronoun goes before the verb.

  • Not eliding me before a vowel.

    Me aimas?
    M'aimas?

    Me and te drop their vowel before a verb that starts with a vowel: m'aimas, t'aimi.

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Object Pronouns me, te, nos, vosLevel 3

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Me, te, nos and vos sit before the verb while the ending names the subject, so dropped subjects come first.

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metenosvos