1.19: Structure - Pronoms toniques ou disjonctifs

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Objectif

In this section, you will learn about disjunctive pronouns.

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On étudie !

(a) French has "stressed pronouns" (pronoms toniques or disjonctifs) which serve multiple purposes. A stressed-pronoun can be used to indicate a person even when he or she is not the subject of a verb. For example: c'est moi (it's me); et toi ? (and you); avec eux (with them). It can also be used to emphasize the subject pronoun through repetition. For example: Moi, je n'aime pas la pizza. This is like saying "Me, I don't like pizza". Another example: Toi, tu dois étudier plus could be translated as "You (yes you) must study more" wherein the toi emphasizs the tu.

Pronoms toniques
Personne	Singulier	Pluriel
1ère personne	moi (me)	nous (us)
2e personne	toi (you)	vous (you)
3e personne	lui (him), elle (her), soi (oneself)	eux (them, m.pl.), elles (them, f.pl.)

Let's keep it simple for now. For example, if the teacher asks, "Qui aime les croissants ?" (Who likes croissants?), you could reply with "Moi". You would only use the subject pronoun je if it was followed by a verb, for example: J'aime les croissants. But you can also combine both types of pronouns as explained above to give emphasis: Moi j'aime les croissants. Notice how the pronouns moi and toi are used here:

Moi, j'aime beaucoup le pâté. Toi, non ? (I really like pâté. Don't you?)

(b) These pronouns are also used in the following expressions:

Expressions avec pronoms toniques
Français	Anglais
moi aussi	me too
toi aussi	you too
elles aussi	them too
nous aussi	us too
moi non plus	me neither
moi non	not me
pas moi	not me
pas lui	not him

Pronoms toniques combinés
Français	Anglais
toi et moi = nous	you and me = we
toi et lui = vous	you and him = you (all, guys)
lui et elle = ils	him and her = they
Jean et moi = nous	Jean and me = we

We will see more uses of these kinds of pronouns throughout the course.

On pratique !

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Write down the subject pronoun that correspond to each of the following:

Jean et moi = ________.
Michelle, Dani et toi = ________.
Moi = ________.
Le chat = ________.
Les crêpes (f.) = ________.
Marie et Louis = ________.
Guillaume = ________.
La lune = ________.

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