Lesson 11 Stress (disjunctive) pronouns Flashcards
I am doing it
C’est moi qui le fais
Emphasize the subject after c’est and ce sont
They’re the ones who are lying
Ce sont eux qui mentent
Emphasize the subject after c’est and ce sont
You (yes you) need to leave!
Toi, tu dois partir!
Emphasize the subject by repeating the subject pronoun
I don’t know anything about it. What about you?
Je n’en sais rien, moi. Et toi?
Emphasize the subject by repeating the subject pronoun
We like skiing, but he doesn’t (like it) at all
Nous aimons skier mais lui pas du tout
To act as the subject when the verb is implied
Me too/Me neither
Moi aussi/Moi non plus
To act as the subject when the verb is implied
Who’s right? You
Qui a raison? Toi
To act as the subject when the verb is implied
Only I know the right answer
Moi seul sais la bonne réponse
With an emphatic term like aussi, non plus, seul, or surtout
They don’t have to work either
Eux non plus ne doivent travailler
With an emphatic term like aussi, non plus, seul, or surtout
I am looking for neither you nor him
Je ne cherche ni toi ni lui
In place of any subject or object pronouns connected or preceded by a conjunction
Like them, I’m puzzled
Comme eux, je suis perplexe
In place of any subject or object pronouns connected or preceded by a conjunction
You and he are right
Lui and toi avez raison
In place of any subject or object pronouns connected or preceded by a conjunction
I want to go with you
Je veux aller avec toi
After a preposition - as the object of the preposition
Buy the car for me
Achète la voiture pour moi
After a preposition - as the object of the preposition
We’re thinking about them
Nous pensons à eux
After a preposition - as the object of the preposition
These books are mine
Ces livres sont à moi
After a preposition - to indicate possession
I found a jacket of his
J’ai trouvé un anorak à lui
After a preposition - to indicate possession
I’m more athletic than he is
Je suis plus sportif que lui
After que in comparisons
You study less than I do
Tu étudies moins que moi
After que in comparisons
I know only him
Je ne connais que lui
After que with ne . . . que
It’s only you who can do it/ You’re the only one who can do it
Il n’y a que toi qui peux la faire
After que with ne . . . que
I can do it myself!
Je peux le faire moi-même
With -même(s) for even more emphasis
They’re building it themselves
Ils le construisent eux-mêmes
With -même(s) for even more emphasis
Every man for himself
Chacun pour soi