DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

A direct object answers the question "what" or "whom." A direct object is NOT preceded by a preposition, such as "to," "for," "at" or "in." A direct object can be a thing, a person, an idea, a pronoun or even an entire phrase.

Here are a few examples of direct objects in English:

The direct object pronoun is used as a short cut in the language to replace a person or thing that is a direct object.(See 4 and 6 in the examples above). Direct object pronouns relate to other pronouns you already know as follows:
 
Subject Reflexive Direct Object
me me me
tu te te
il se le
elle se la
nous nous nous
vous vous vous
ils se les
elles se les

In French, direct object pronouns are generally placed before the verb to which they belong.

Consider these examples:
 
Enfin, je vous attendais.
Finally, I was waiting for you.
Je vais vous rappeler.
I will call you back.
Vous allez me rappeler?
You will call me back?
Vous le verrez avant qu’il ne parte?
(votre père—le)
Will you see him before he leaves?
Ça vous pouvez le dire.
You can say that again. (le is used to reinforce the statement)
Est-ce que tu as ma clé?——Non, je ne l’ai pas. 
(ma clé—la)
Do you have my key?——No, I don’t have it.

Here, the plural form is used:
 
Vous pouvez les avoir demain. 
(les vêtements—les)
You can have them tomorrow.
Regarde ces petits chiens. Je les adore. 
(les petits chiens—les)
Look at these little dogs. I love them.