pass down

No — say "He passed it down to his son.". pronoun objects must be placed between the verb and the particle in separable phrasal verbs.

Definition

phrasal verb. to give something to a younger person in your family, like a skill, a story, or an object.

phrasal verb. to transmit knowledge, traditions, or possessions from one generation to the next. Transitive; often implies a legacy or inheritance.

simple

“My grandmother passed down this gold ring to me.”

contextual

“These traditional recipes have been passed down through our family for over a hundred years.”

complex

“The oral traditions of the community were meticulously passed down from the elders to the youth to ensure the culture's survival.”

usually takes a direct object and is often followed by 'to' or 'through'.

contrast with 'hand down', which is often used for legal rulings or physical heirlooms, whereas 'pass down' covers abstract traditions too.

He passed down it to his son.

He passed it down to his son.

pronoun objects must be placed between the verb and the particle in separable phrasal verbs.

Particles

down

Separability

optional

Pattern

pass + down + object