French Pronouns

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French Pronouns

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).

Grammar Tips:

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

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in French has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in French.

List of 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

Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in French, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with French Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our French lessons here: Learn French. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

French Pronouns

French Pronouns

French Pronouns

List of Pronouns in French

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