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French Subject Pronouns - Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils, Elles - Lawless French Grammar
French Subject Pronouns - Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils, Elles - Lawless French Grammar
French Subject Pronouns - Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils, Elles - Lawless French Grammar
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Pronoms sujets
Subject pronouns are a type of personal pronoun (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/personal-pronouns/) that indicate who or what is performing the
action of a verb.
Par exemple…
2. May be singular or plural, masculine or feminine to agree with the noun (subject) they replace
Number is divided into “singular” (one) and “plural” (more than one).
Person includes “first person” (the speaker), “second person” (the listener), and “third person” (neither the speaker nor the listener).
Thus with two numbers and three persons, there are a total of six grammatical persons, each of which has at least one French subject pronoun:
singular plural
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Par exemple…
In addition to "he" and "she," il and elle mean “it” when they replace a noun of that gender, so le livre (the book) becomes il and la pomme (the apple) becomes
elle.
Ils is used for men, masculine nouns, and mixed gender groups – it is the default when referring to plural groups.
Elles can be used only for a group of women and/or feminine nouns.
À noter : There are two French words for "you": learn more (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/subject-pronouns-tu-vs-vous/).
On is a special case. It can mean "you," "they," or people in general, and it can also be an informal replacement for "we." Regardless of meaning, on is always
conjugated as a third person singular – learn more (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/subject-pronoun-on/).
As in English, plural pronouns replace two or more singular pronouns: you and I = we (nous), you and he = you (vous), etc. But when you actually want to use
two singular pronouns – saying something like "you and I" as opposed to "we" – French uses stressed pronouns
(https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/stressed-pronouns/) instead.
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