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1.31: Pronoms disjoints ▫︎ Pronoms accentués ▫︎ Pronoms toniques

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    Pronoms disjoints also called pronoms accentués (Tonic pronouns) are generally used for emphasis and always refer to a person.

    They are used :

    • when you have a double subject

    ☞ Paul et moi restons à la maison. Paul and I are staying home.

    • after the preposition “à” in many expressions

    ☞ Ce stylo est à moi. This pen is mine,

    ☞ C’est très gentil de penser à nous. That’s very nice to think about us.

    • after prepositions

    ☞ Je ne pars pas sans elle. I do not leave without her.

    • alone in answer to a question or for emphasis

    ☞ Qui est là ? Moi ! Who’s there ? Me !

    Lui, il est vraiment bête ! He is really dumb.

    • together with “-même”

    moi-même, lui-même.. myself, himself

    • after c’est and ce sont

    ☞ Ce sont eux qui sont venus ici . They are the ones who came here.

    • with the negative adverb ne… que and conjunction ne… ni… ni

    Je ne prends qu’elle dans mon équipe ! I’m only taking her in my team!

    The tonic pronouns are as follows:

    Note that with the tonic pronouns, you must distinguish between masculine and feminine in the third person singular and plural

    ☞ – Tu viens chez moi ? You’re coming to my place?
    …….– Non, je vais chez elle ! No, I’m going to her place!

    Practice


    This page titled 1.31: Pronoms disjoints ▫︎ Pronoms accentués ▫︎ Pronoms toniques is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Philippe Patto.

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