Indirect Object pronouns are often difficult to explain/understand as an English speaker.
In the image below featuring an androgynous "moi" I hope, if not to explain, then to illustrate the relationship between the indirect object pronoun "me" and "verb+à" constructions.
Sometimes in French a subject (elle) may wish to give/say something to (à) an object (moi)
The structure for saying and giving is:
Dire quelquechose à quelqu'un (to say something to someone)
Donner quelquechose à quelqu'un (to give something to someone)
...where quelquechose (something) is a direct object and quelqu'un (someone) is an indirect object
The à is a clue that the object that follows is indirect, as it forms a barrier between the verb and the object - allowing no direct relationship between the two to form.
...and the indirect object pronoun to represent "me" is ... "me"
...a lot of complicated grammar to explain a word that is the same in French as it is in English.
Speaking as someone who just spent 45 minutes looking through various sites and videos on just this exact subject, I love it.
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