Pronoms disjoints ▫︎ Pronoms accentués ▫︎ Pronoms toniques

Pronoms disjoints also called pronoms accentués (Tonic pronouns) are generally used for emphasis and always refer to a person.

They are used :

• when you have a double subject

☞ Paul et moi restons à la maison.  Paul and I are staying home.

• after the preposition “à” in many expressions

☞ Ce stylo est à moi.   This pen is mine,

☞ C’est très gentil de penser à nous.  That’s very nice to think about us.

• after prepositions

☞ Je ne pars pas sans elle. I do not leave without her.

• alone in answer to a question or for emphasis

☞ Qui est là ? Moi !  Who’s there ? Me !

☞ Lui, il est vraiment bête !   He is really dumb.

• together with “-même”

☞ moi-même, lui-même..    myself, himself

• after c’est and ce sont

☞ Ce sont eux qui sont venus ici .  They are the ones who came here.

• with the negative adverb ne… que  and conjunction  ne… ni… ni

☞ Je ne prends qu’elle dans mon équipe !  I’m only taking her in my team!

The tonic pronouns are as follows:

Note that with the tonic pronouns, you must distinguish between masculine and feminine in the third person singular and plural

☞  – Tu viens chez moi ?   You’re coming to my place?
…….– Non, je vais chez elle !     No, I’m going to her place!

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