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LES PRONOMS TONIQUES

1. FORMS

Disjunctive pronouns (also known as tonic or stressed pronouns) refer to people

whose names have already been mentioned or whose identity is obvious from
context.

They are used in a variety of situations in French, most often in short answers without
verbs, for emphasis, or for contrast with subject pronouns.

Here are all the disjunctive pronouns:

CORRESPONDANCE AVEC PRONOM TONIQUE

LE PRONOM SUJET

Je moi me

Tu toi you

Il / Elle / On lui / elle / soi him / her / one

Nous nous us

Vous vous you

Ils / Elles eux / elles them

For instance, to identify a person, we can use : "c'est" + un pronom tonique.

moi nous
C'est toi C'est vous
lui / elle eux / elles

You may find other uses as follows:

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2. USES OF TONIC PRONOUNS

a. after prepositions

Ali adore Aminah. Ali loves Aminah.

Elle ne peut pas vivre sans(prep) lui. She can't live without him.

Elle vit pour(prep) lui. She lives for him.

Elle veut se marier avec(prep) lui. She wants to marry him.

b. after “c'est” or “ce sont”

C'est moi le plus nul. I'm the biggest loser.

c. in short answers or exclamations when no verb is expressed

Qui sort avec Ali? Who is going out with Ali?

Moi! Me!

d. in a compound subject or object

Ali et moi, nous aimons aller en boîte. Ali and I like to go clubbing.

e. in simple agreements or disagreements when no verb is expressed

Moi aussi! Me too!

Pas moi! Not me!

Moi non plus! Me neither!

f. for emphasis

Eux, ils s'amusent, mais vous, vous ne Those guys, they have fun, but you, you
sortez jamais. never go out.