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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Pronoms disjonctifs /disʒɔ̃ktif/ | Disjunctive pronouns |
| used for emphasis, after prepositions, in short answers without verbs, and in comparisons | |
| emphasis | |
| Je suis crevé, moi. | I'm exhausted. (The pronoun "moi" emphasizes that it is specifically you who is exhausted) |
| Je vais à la fête. | I'm going to the party. |
| - Moi, je reste à la maison. | - Me, I'm staying home. |
| T'es qui, toi ? | Who are you? |
| C'est qui, lui ? | Who is he? |
| Elle, c'est du 100% divin. | She is 100% divine. |
| On en sait rien, nous. | We don't know. |
| Vous, j'en ai rien à faire. | I don't care about you at all. |
| Eux, ils vont bien ? | Are they okay? |
| after prepositions such as "avec" (with), "sans" (without), "pour" (for), "chez" (at the house of), etc. | |
| Reste avec moi. | Stay with me. |
| Je parle avec lui tous les jours. | I speak with him every day. |
| Je parle à lui de mon projet. | I speak to him about my project. |
| Tu viens avec nous ? | Are you coming with us? |
| Je peux pas vivre sans toi. | I can't live without you. |
| Tant pis pour lui. | Too bad for him. |
| Je vais aller voir chez eux. | I'm going to go and see them. |
| Je compte sur vous. | I'm counting on you. |
| On reviendra vers vous. | We will get back to you. |
| D'après toi, quelle est la meilleure solution ? | According to you, what is the best solution? |
| Après vous. | After you. |
| J'ai essayé avant toi. | I tried it before you did. |
| Tu doutes toujours de moi. | You always doubt me. |
| short answers without verbs | |
| Qui veut de la glace ? | Who wants icecream? |
| - Moi. | - Me. |
| Qui a fait ça ? | Who did this? |
| - Lui. | - Him. |
| comparisons | |
| Pas autant que moi. | Not as much as me. |
| T'as fait mieux que moi. | You did it better than me. |
| with "c'est" | |
| Qui est là ? | Who's there? |
| C'est moi. | It's me. |
| C'est eux. | It's them. |
| to indicate possession with "à" | |
| C'est arrivé à un pote à moi. | It happened to a friend of mine. |
| Tiens, c'est à toi. | Here, it's yours. |
| Je suis à toi. | I am yours. |
| À qui est ce sac ? | Whose bag is it? |
| - C'est à eux. | - It's theirs. |
| responsibility or duty with "à" | |
| À toi de choisir. | It's up to you to choose. |
| C'est à elle d'expliquer. | It's up to her to explain. |
| indicating the recipient of thanks with "à" | |
| Merci à vous. | Thank you. |
| indicating the object of thought or attention with "à" | |
| Je pense souvent à toi. | I think about you often. |