the books them.

In French, pronouns come

BEFORE the verb!
Jean
What is the verb?
gives
What is the direct object?
flowers
What is the indirect object?
Marie
what
whom
for whom
to whom

In French there is only one way to say this:
Jean donne les fleurs Marie.
the potato
it
the man
him
the onions
them
la pomme de terre
la
lhomme
le
les oignons
les
to my father
to him
to your girlfriend
to her
to our parents
to them
mon pre
lui
ta petite-amie
lui
nos
parents
leur
la carte
mes parents
mes parents
Marie
les champignons
un livre
votre amie
to them
leur
leur
their
leurs
Leurs

lui
leur
lui
Gens ou objets?
Jcris les lettres.
Jcris mes amis.