Definition: The person or thing to/for whom the action of a verb is occurring. In French, the indirect object is often found after a preposition, either stated or implied.
Examples:
Il a donné le livre à David.
He gave David the book.
Il lui a donné le livre.
He gave him the book / He gave the book to him.
Also known as: complément d'objet indirect, COI, indirect object complement
Related lessons: Indirect objects - Prepositions - French acronyms
Related terms: indirect object pronoun - verb - preposition - direct object
Examples:
Il a donné le livre à David.
He gave David the book.
Il lui a donné le livre.
He gave him the book / He gave the book to him.
Also known as: complément d'objet indirect, COI, indirect object complement
Related lessons: Indirect objects - Prepositions - French acronyms
Related terms: indirect object pronoun - verb - preposition - direct object
