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La permission ? Pourquoi ne pas la lui demander ?

NOT: La permission ? Pourquoi ne pas lui la demander ?

In the first example above ("demander Something à Someone"), the correct word order is "la(Something)" followed by "lui(Someone)", not the other way around.

On the other hand, in the following second example ("faire parvenir Something à Someone"), the correct word order is "me(Someone)" followed by "la(Something)".

La table ? Il vient tout juste de me la faire parvenir.

NOT: La table ? Il vient tout juste de la me faire parvenir.

What causes the opposite word order?

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It actually does not depend on the verb but rather on the personal pronoun:

  • Me, te, nous, vous will appear first
  • Lui, leur will appear last

La permission ? Pourquoi ne pas la lui demander ? or la leur demander

La permission ? Pourquoi ne pas me la demander ? or nous la demander

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La table ? Il vient tout juste de la lui faire parvenir.

is perfectly right.

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  • To @SteffX: So should the sentence "Les briques... Ne me les fais pas tomber sur la tête." be converted into "Les briques... Ne les lui fais pas tomber sur la tête." Merci.
    – Con-gras-tue-les-chiens
    Commented Aug 27, 2016 at 17:23

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