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Les Pronoms Accentues or stressed pronouns are used to emphasize a noun or pronoun that refers to a person. French stressed pronouns correspond in some ways to their English counterparts, but are very different in other ways.
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EnglishFrench me moi you toi him lui her elle oneself soi us nous you vous them (masc) eux them (fem) elles
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To emphasize nouns or pronouns Juan: Je pense qu'il a raison. Ben: Moi, je pense qu'il a tort. Martha: Je ne sais pas, moi. Juan - I think he's right. Ben - I think he's wrong. Martha- I don't know.
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After c'est and ce sont C'est toi qui étudies l'art. -You're the one who's studying art. Ce sont elles qui aiment Paris. - They love Paris.
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When a sentence has more than one subject or object Michel et moi jouons au tennis. Michael and I are playing tennis. Toi et lui, vous êtes très gentils. You and he are very kind. Je les ai vus, lui et elle. I saw him and her.
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To ask and answer questions Juan : Qui va à la plage ? Ben : Lui. Juan : Who is going to the beach? Ben : He is. J'ai faim, et toi ? I'm hungry, and you?
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After Prepositions Vas-tu manger sans moi ? Are you going to eat without me? Louis habite chez elle. Louis lives at her house.
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After que in comparisons Elle est plus grande que toi. She is taller than you (are). Il travaille plus que moi. He works more than I (do).
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With emphatic words like aussi, seul, and surtout Lui seul a travaillé hier. He alone worked yesterday. Eux aussi veulent venir. They want to come too.
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With -même(s) for emphasis Prépare-t-il le dîner lui-même ? Is he making dinner himself? Nous le ferons nous-mêmes. We'll do it ourselves.
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With the negative adverb ne...que and conjunction ne...ni...ni Je ne connais que lui ici. He's the only one I know here. Ni toi ni moi ne le comprenons. Neither you nor I understand it.
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After the preposition à to indicate possession à Ce stylo est à moi. This pen is mine. Quel livre est à toi ? Which book is yours?
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With certain verbs that don't allow a preceding indirect object pronoun Je pense à toi. I'm thinking of you. Fais attention à eux. Pay attention to them.
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