BASIC GRAMMAR
Learn one by one :
Subject pronouns Object pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Interrogative pronouns Possessive pronouns Reflexive pronouns Relative pronouns French subject pronouns are different from the English ones. Let's consider the following table :
| Object pronouns | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moi / me / m' | me |
| toi / te / t' | you |
| lui / le / l' | him |
| la / l' / lui | her |
| nous | us |
| vous | you |
| eux / les / leur | them |
How to use them ?
In English, the object pronouns are placed after the verb but, in the French, they are placed before the verb.
Example
je le
vois
: I see him.
je la
vois
: I see her.
je les
vois
: I see them.
tu me
cherches
: you look for me.
tu nous
entends
: you hear us.
Neutral
pronouns
:
Before some subjects begining with a vowel or mute h, we use the neutral pronouns
l' , m', t'.
Example :
je l'appelle ce soir :
I call him / her to night.
il m'envoie de l'argent :
I sends me some money.
The
pronoun Lui
:
the pronoun lui is used after the preposition "à" (at / to) and after some French preposition verbs like :
Donner : to give,
Dire : to say...
Pardonner : to forgive...
Example :
je lui dis la vérité :
I tell him / her the truth.
je lui donne quelque chose :
I give him / her something.
je leur donne de l'argent :
I give them money.
The
pronoun
"Moi , toi, eux" : these pronouns are used when referring to someone with the emphasis on.
Example :
ce n'est pas moi qui ai fait ça :
It's not me who did it.
c'est toi que j'ai vu il y a quelques minutes de cela :
It's you that I saw minutes ago.
je parle à eux :
I speak to them.
