direct vs. indirect object

R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

direct vs. indirect object

Ex. from above: Ils ont réussi à la convaincre. Subject They/verb succeeded - requires preposition à before infinitive verb convaincre to convince?

I am wondering why "la" direct object is used here instead of "lui" please? Merci!

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ils ont réussi à la convaincre. -- They succeeded in convincing her.

"La" is the direct object of "convaincre": convaincre quelqu'un -- to convince somebody.

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R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

merci!

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