Les Pronoms ,French Pronouns

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French Pronouns
Les Pronoms
Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns. There are a lot of different kinds of pronouns, which can make it very confusing to try to figure out what's what. This summary will give you an idea of the different kinds of French pronouns and includes links to detailed lessons and quizzes.


Personal pronouns
Don't take it personally - personal simply means that these pronouns change according to the grammatical person that they represent.

Subject Direct Object Indirect Object Reflexive Stressed
je me* me* me* moi
tu te* te* te* toi
il
elle
on le
la lui se lui
elle
soi
nous nous nous nous nous
vous vous vous vous vous
ils
elles les leur se eux
elles


*In the imperative, me and te sometimes change to moi and toi - learn more.


Impersonal pronouns
These aren't as cold as they sound - impersonal here simply means that these pronouns do not change according to grammatical person; however, some of them change to agree in gender and number with the noun that they replace.

Adverbials replace à + noun or de + noun y, en
Demonstratives refer to a previously mentioned noun celui, celle, ceux, celles
Indefinite
Demonstratives have no specific antecedent ce, ceci, cela, ça
Indefinites are unspecific autre, certain, plusieurs...
Interrogatives ask who, what, or which one qui, que, lequel
Negatives negate the noun that they replace ne... personne, ne... rien...
Possessives replace possessive adjective + noun mien, tien, sien...
Relatives link clauses qui, que, dont...
Indefinite Relatives link clauses but are unspecific ce qui, ce que, ce dont...



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