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Disjunctive pronouns (also known as tonic or stressed pronouns) refer to people whose names have already been mentioned or whose identity is obvious from context.
They are used in a variety of situations in French, most often in short answers without verbs, for emphasis, or for contrast with subject pronouns.
Here are all the disjunctive pronouns:
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| disjunctive pronouns |
| moi (I, me) |
nous (we, us) |
| toi (you) |
vous (you) |
lui (he, him)
elle (she, her)
soi (one) |
eux (they, them; masc.)
elles (they, them; fem.) |
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| after prepositions |
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C'est samedi soir: |
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It's Saturday night:
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Tammy adore Tex. Elle ne peut pas vivre sans lui. Elle vit pour lui. Elle veut se marier avec lui. |
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Tammy loves Tex. She can't live without him. She lives for him. She wants to marry him. |
| in short answers or exclamations when no verb is expressed |
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Corey: Qui sort avec Tammy?
Tex: Moi! |
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Corey: Who is going out with Tammy?
Tex: Me! |
| with ni. . . ni, ne. . . que |
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Tex (à Tammy): Je n'aime que toi ma chérie. |
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Tex (to Tammy): I love only you, my dear. |
| in a compound subject or object |
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Tammy: Tex et moi, nous aimons aller en boîte. |
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Tammy: Tex and I like to go clubbing. |
| in simple agreements or disagreements when no verb is expressed |
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Joe-Bob: Moi aussi!
Corey: Pas moi!
Fiona: Moi non plus! |
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Joe-Bob: Me too!
Corey: Not me!
Fiona: Me neither! |
| for emphasis |
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Joe-Bob: Eux, ils s'amusent, mais vous, vous ne sortez jamais. |
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Joe-Bob: Those guys, they have fun, but you, you never go out. |
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Dimanche matin: |
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Sunday morning: |
| after c'est or ce sont |
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Corey: C'est moi le plus nul. |
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Corey: I'm the biggest loser. |
| with -même, to mean'-self' |
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Tammy: Arrête de t'apitoyer sur toi-même! |
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Tammy: Stop pitying yourself! |
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Corey: Il n'y a personne qui soit plus pitoyable que moi! |
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Corey: There is nobody who is more pitiful than me. |
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