Grammar Study - Pronouns Flashcards
Used when it is the main object in the sentence
Direct Object Pronoun
me, te, le, la, nous, vous, les
Means ‘there’ for a place, or
Means it or them when used to replace a thing (not a person) that is usually introduced by the preposition à
y
Used for the secondary object in the sentence
Used with verbs that are usually followed by à
Indirect Object Pronoun
me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur
Used for quantity, or
Used for an object with a verb usually followed by de
en
Means who/whom/which/that
Relative Pronoun, comes before verb and relates to the subject of that verb
qui
Means who/whom/which/that
Relative Pronoun, comes before noun or pronoun and relates to the object of the verb
que
Means who or of/from/about which/whom
dont
Demonstrative Pronoun - the one (m)
celui
Demonstrative Pronoun - the one (f)
celle
Demonstrative Pronoun - the ones (m)
ceux
Demonstrative Pronoun - the ones (f)
celles
Applies only to people Used for either subject or object Used: After à, to say who something belongs to After prepositions such as avec, chez, sans and pour To emphasise the subject In comparisons With même to mean ‘-self’
Stressed pronoun
(moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles)
“Ce portable est à moi”
“Vous venez avec nous ce soir?”
“Moi, je n’aime pas aller au gymnase, mais lui, il l’adore”
“Il est plus grand que toi”
“Il a fait lui-même”
Reflexive pronouns - list
me, te, se, nous, vous, se
Suffixes which stress that something is here or there
Often used with demonstrative pronouns
- ci (here)
- la (there)