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    Stressed Pronouns: Pronoms Disjoints / Pronoms Toniques

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    Stressed pronouns in French are used for emphasis and can be used in place of or in addition to subject and object pronouns. Some key uses of stressed pronouns in French include emphasizing the subject, acting as the subject when the verb is implied, replacing subject or object pronouns connected by a conjunction, replacing direct/indirect/reflexive objects in imperatives, following prepositions to indicate possession or the object of the preposition, in comparisons after que, and with -même for added emphasis. Stressed pronouns must agree in number and gender with the subject or object they refer to.

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    Stressed pronouns in French are used for emphasis and can be used in place of or in addition to subject and object pronouns. Some key uses of stressed pronouns in French include emphasizing the subject, acting as the subject when the verb is implied, replacing subject or object pronouns connected by a conjunction, replacing direct/indirect/reflexive objects in imperatives, following prepositions to indicate possession or the object of the preposition, in comparisons after que, and with -même for added emphasis. Stressed pronouns must agree in number and gender with the subject or object they refer to.

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    Stressed pronouns in French are used for emphasis and can be used in place of or in addition to subject and object pronouns. Some key uses of stressed pronouns in French include emphasizing the subject, acting as the subject when the verb is implied, replacing subject or object pronouns connected by a conjunction, replacing direct/indirect/reflexive objects in imperatives, following prepositions to indicate possession or the object of the preposition, in comparisons after que, and with -même for added emphasis. Stressed pronouns must agree in number and gender with the subject or object they refer to.

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    Stressed Pronouns

    Pronoms disjoints / Pronoms toniques


    As indicated by the name, stressed pronouns (also known as disjunctive pronouns
    and emphatic pronouns) are used for emphasis. Stressed pronouns exist in English,
    but they are not always used in the same ways or for the same reasons as French
    stressed pronouns.

    Par exemple…

    Ça ne marche pas   It doesn’t work for me.


    pour moi.

    Je ne sais pas, moi.   I don’t know.

    Il l’a fait lui-même.   He did it himself.

    Characteristics of stressed pronouns


    1. May be used with or in place of a subject or object
    2. Must agree with the subject or object in number and gender
    3. Can only refer to people

    French stressed pronouns


    moi me   nou us
    s

    toi you   vou you


    s

    lui him   eux them

    elle her   elle  


    s

    soi* oneself      
    Using stressed pronouns
    French stressed pronouns may be used in addition to or in place of subject and object
    pronouns in many different ways:

    1. To emphasize the subject; this is known as the accent tonique:

       a) After c’est and ce sont

    C’est moi qui l’ai fait.   I did it.

    Ce sont eux qui ont   They‘re the ones who lied.


    menti.

       b) To repeat the subject pronoun

    Toi, tu dois partir !   You (yes you) need to leave!

    Je n’en sais rien, moi. Et   I don’t know anything about it. What about you?
    toi ?

    2. To act as the subject

       a) When the verb is implied.

    Nous aimons skier, mais lui pas du   We like skiing, but he doesn’t (like it) at all.
    tout.

    Moi aussi. / Moi non plus.   Me too. / Me neither.

    – Qui a raison ?   – Who’s right?


    – Toi. – You.

       b) With an emphatic term like aussi, non plus, seul, or surtout.

    Moi seul sais la bonne réponse.   Only I know the right answer.

    Eux non plus ne doivent   They don’t have to work either.


    travailler.

    3. In place of any subject or object pronouns connected or preceded by a conjunction.


    Je ne cherchais ni toi ni lui.   I was looking for neither you nor him.

    Comme eux, je suis   Like them, I’m puzzled.


    perplexe.

    Lui et toi avez raison.   You and he are right.

     Note that the verb must be conjugated to match the plural pronoun that would replace
    them:

     toi et moi (nous) avons


     lui et moi (nous) avons
     elle et moi (nous) avons
     lui et toi (vous) avez
     elle et toi (vous) avez
     lui et elle (ils) ont
    4. In place of direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns, and reflexive pronouns in
    certain imperative constructions:

    Calme-toi.   Calm down.

    Donne-le-   Give it to me.


    moi.

    5. After a preposition

       a) As the object of the preposition

    Je veux aller avec   I want to go with you.


    toi.

    Achète-le pour moi.   Buy it for me.

    Nous pensons à eux.   We’re thinking about them.

       b) To indicate possession

    Ces livres sont à moi.   These books are mine.

    J’ai trouvé un anorak à   I found a jacket of his.


    lui.

    6. After que

       a) In comparisons

    Je suis plus sportif que   I’m more athletic than he is.


    lui.

    Tu étudies moins que moi.   You study less than I do.

       b) With ne … que

    Je ne connais que lui.   I know only him.

    Il n’y a que toi qui peux le   It’s only you who can do it, You’re the only one who can
    faire. do it.

    7. With -même(s) for even more emphasis.

    Je peux le faire moi-même !   I can do it myself!

    Ils le construisent eux-   They’re building it themselves.


    mêmes.

     * Soi is the third person indefinite pronoun, equivalent to "oneself" or "everyone" in


    English. It’s used only with indefinite pronouns and impersonal verbs.
    Par exemple…

    Chacun pour soi.   Every man for himself.

    Il faut rester chez   Everyone should stay home.


    soi.

    Learn more: Soi  and  soi-même.

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