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Heathert

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Is it correct if I say "Je le téléphone"? If not, why?

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LeChevalier

20 jun 2020

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It's not correct.

Je lui téléphone = I'm phoning him.

Je le téléphone is like "I'm phoning the", which doesn't mean anything.

"le" is not a person. You can't phone something that is not a person (or is considered as such for the purpose of phoning).

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Heathert

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@LeChevalier Thank you so much!

nanda2017

20 jun 2020

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@Heathert

Le is a definite article, for example:
Je prends tous les matins le bus de 7heures.
I take the 7 o'clock bus every morning.

Le professeur de francais est absent aujourd'hui.
French teacher is absent today.

Je lui téléphone, it's correct.

It's mean: I m phoning him
je téléphone à lui.

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Heathert

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@nanda2017 Okay, thank you for your explanation!

Adrien_FR

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@LeChevalier ""le" is not a person. "

"le" n'est pas utilisable ici, mais "le" est bien-sûr utilisé pour une personne quand il est employé comme pronom personnel. ;)
(Je le vois, Je l'aime, Je l'appelle etc.)
Par exemple, on dit "je le contacte" mais pas "je lui contacte".

Je pense que l'explication ci-dessous serait plus claire pour Heathert.

@Heathert

The verb "téléphoner" is usually used like this: "téléphoner à".
If you put "à" after the verb, then what comes after "à" is not the COD. And since "le" is usually replacing the COD, it can't be used here.

Je vois Jean.
= Je le vois.

Here, "Jean" is the COD of the phrase, because it answers the question "qui ?". (COD = quoi ? qui ?)

In your case, let's say that the other person is Jean.

Je téléphone à Jean.
= Je lui téléphone.

You can't use "le" here because "à Jean" is not a COD. It's a COI. And if it's a COI, you need to adapt. "à lui" is basically replaced by "lui" and that's why you got the phrase "Je lui téléphone."

French grammar is very, very hard, but I hope you understood a little why "le" can't be used, and why "lui" is necessary here. ;)

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Adrien_FR

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@nanda2017 "Le" est aussi un pronom personnel utilisé à la place du COD avant le verbe...

Je le vois. (le = ce monsieur) Je le sais. (le = ça) Je le mange (le = gâteau) etc.

Ce n'est pas qu'un article défini ;)

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Heathert

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@_Ado_ wow, I usually get really confused with the COD and the COI. Thank you so much for clarifying!

Adrien_FR

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@Heathert No problem!

The best way to differenciate COD and COI is to ask questions! (that's actually how we learn in primary school in France)

COD = quoi ? qui ?
COI = à qui ? à quoi ? de qui ? de quoi ?

Je mange un gâteau = Je mange quoi ? un gâteau ! = COD
Donc = Je le mange.

Je parle à Marie. = Je parle à qui ? à Marie ! = COI
Donc = Je lui parle.

It's actually as simple as that. ;)

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Adrien_FR

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That table is very, very important! You should always have it near you when you study French. ;)
It shows how you must use the "pronoms personnels" (personal pronouns).

Taken here: https://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exerci...

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nanda2017

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@_Ado_
oui je sais merci:)

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@Heathert
de nada😊

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Heathert

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@_Ado_ oh, okay. I'll have that into account. Thank you!

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It's not correct.Je lui téléphone = I'm phoning him.Je le téléphone is like "I'm phoning the", which doesn't mean anything."le" is not a person. You can't phone something that is not a person (or is considered as such for the purpose of phoning).

@Heathert Le is a definite article, for example:Je prends tous les matins le bus de 7heures.I take the 7 o'clock bus every morning.Le professeur de francais est absent aujourd'hui. French teacher is absent today.Je lui téléphone, it's correct.It's mean: I m phoning him je téléphone à lui.

@nanda2017 "Le" est aussi un pronom personnel utilisé à la place du COD avant le verbe...Je le vois. (le = ce monsieur) Je le sais. (le = ça) Je le mange (le = gâteau) etc.Ce n'est pas qu'un article défini ;)

That table is very, very important! You should always have it near you when you study French. ;)It shows how you must use the "pronoms personnels" (personal pronouns).Taken here: https://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exerci...

@_Ado_ oui je sais merci:)

@Heathert de nada😊

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Is it correct if I say "Je le téléphone"? If not, why?

It's not correct.

Je lui téléphone = I'm phoning him.

Je le téléphone is like "I'm phoning the", which doesn't mean anything.

"le" is not a person. You can't phone something that is not a person (or is considered as such for the purpose of phoning).

@nanda2017 "Le" est aussi un pronom personnel utilisé à la place du COD avant le verbe...

Je le vois. (le = ce monsieur) Je le sais. (le = ça) Je le mange (le = gâteau) etc.

Ce n'est pas qu'un article défini ;)

That table is very, very important! You should always have it near you when you study French. ;)
It shows how you must use the "pronoms personnels" (personal pronouns).

Taken here: https://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exerci...

@_Ado_
oui je sais merci:)

@Heathert
de nada😊