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Learning the French Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the French language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in French.
French pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
In English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In French, the personal pronouns are:
Je… (I), tu… (you), il… (he), elle… (she),
Nous… (we), ils… (they masc.), elles… (they fem.)
Examples: je joue (I play), tu joues (you play), il joue (he plays), elle joue (she plays), nous jouons (we play), vous jouez (you play), ils jouent (they play), elles jouent (they play).
Indirect Object Pronouns:
Indirect object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a person.
Moi (me), toi (you), lui (him, her, you (formal), nous (us), vous (you), leur (them):
Example: Donne moi le livre (give me the book).
Possessive Pronouns:
Mien (mine masc.), mienne (mine fem.), mes (mine, plural masc.), mes (mine, plural fem.), tien/tienne (yours), son / sa (his, hers), notre /nos (ours), votre / vos (yours), ses (theirs).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | French Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | Pronoms |
| I | Je |
| you | vous (polite) /tu (for friends/family etc.) |
| he | il |
| she | elle |
| we | on (pourrait être utiliser aussi) |
| they | ils |
| me | moi |
| you | vous |
| him | lui |
| her | elle |
| us | nous |
| them | les |
| my | mon |
| your | votre |
| his | son |
| her | sa |
| our | notre |
| their | leur |
| mine | le mien |
| yours | le vôtre |
| his | le sen |
| hers | la sienne |
| ours | le nôtre |
| theirs | les leurs |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in French.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in French placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your French vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | French Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | Je parle |
| you speak | vous parlez |
| he speaks | il parle |
| she speaks | elle parle |
| we speak | Nous parlons |
| they speak | ils parlent |
| give me | donnez-moi |
| give you | vous donner |
| give him | lui donner |
| give her | lui donner |
| give us | nous |
| give them | leur donner |
| my book | mon livre |
| your book | votre livre |
| his book | son livre |
| her book | son livre |
| our book | notre livre |
| their book | leur livre |
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