Two Pronouns Together
When two pronouns come before a verb, me or te comes first and lo, la or ne follows.
How It Works
| Pronouns | Written | Example |
|---|---|---|
| me + lo | me lo | Me lo dona. (He gives it to me.) |
| te + la | te la | Te la mandi deman. (I send it to you tomorrow.) |
| me + ne | me'n | Me'n dona. (He gives me some.) |
| te + ne | te'n | Te'n pòrti. (I bring you some.) |
| me + l' (before a vowel) | me l' | Me l'a dich. (He told it to me.) |
With me, te, nos and vos, the pronoun for the person comes first, and the pronoun for the thing comes second. The same order holds in the negative and in the compound past: Me lo dona pas. (He does not give it to me.) Me l'a donat. (He gave it to me.)
The pair with ne is the most common. Write it as one unit, me'n, te'n, with an apostrophe. Occitan has no pronoun en.
Nos and vos work the same way (nos la, vos las), and they can also shorten before ne and lo, as in Contracted Pronoun Pairs.
With li (to him, to her) the order is the other way around, and the thing comes first: Lo li donarai deman. (I will give it to him tomorrow.)
Examples (5)
- Me lo dona.
He gives it to me.
Me lo: the person first, then the thing.
- Te la mandi deman.
I send it to you tomorrow.
Te la comes before the verb.
- Me'n dona.
He gives me some.
Me'n: me and ne joined by an apostrophe.
- Te'n pòrti doas.
I bring you two.
Te'n: te and ne, with a number after the verb.
- Me l'a dich ièr.
He told it to me yesterday.
Me l'a: the pronouns come before the helper.
Common Mistakes
Putting both pronouns after the verb in a statement
Joan dona me lo.Joan me lo dona.In a statement both pronouns come before the verb. After the verb they appear only in an affirmative command.
Using the French pronoun en
Me en dona.Me'n dona.Occitan has no en. The pronoun is ne, which joins me as me'n.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Two pronouns before a verb combine the object pronouns with ne, so li and lor and ne come first.
Related Patterns
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