Pronouns Flashcards
Rules of pronouns
*Replaces nouns
People, places, things, ideas
Subject pronouns
Je Tu Il/Elle Nous Vous Ils/Elles
I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
Main noun followed by main verb/action of the sentence
Interrogative pronouns
Qui
Que
*Asks a question about the noun (who or what)
Who is that? // Qui est-ce?
Rules of Quoi
- follows a preposition (de, à, sur, sous, en, pour, avec).
- Used in slang to ask questions: Tu fais quoi?
- used for emphasis or to seek agreement. Right? No? You know? : C’est bon, quoi?
- NOT interchangeable with que or quel.
Direct Object Pronouns
Me Te Le/La Nous Vous Les
- replaces direct object nouns
- Who or What the subject is acting upon.
Il te voit // he sees you
Indirect Object Pronouns
Me Te Lui Nous Vous Leur
- replace indirect object nouns (the recipient of an action).
- given to or for whom an action is done.
Il lui a écrit // He wrote to her
Il leur a donné un livre // he gave them a book.
Reflexive Pronouns
Me Te Se (he, she, they) Nous Vous
*subject acting upon themselves
Prepositional Pronouns
Moi (me) Toi (you) Lui (him) Elle (her) Nous (us) Vous (you) Eux / Elles (them)
- used after prepositions
- stress pronouns
Excuse moi // Excuse me
Ils vont sans moi // they are going without me
Adverbial Pronouns
Y (there) replaces a place.
En (some of, of, about, from, from there.
Y
There, at that place, over there, in there, it
Adverbial Pronoun
Replaces:
*prepositions that show location:
à, chez, dans, en + [a place]
*à + [a noun]
* indirect object that is a thing. What is something being done to.
*goes before subject verb, or before second verb (je veux en acheter)
I’m going to the beach. I’m going there.
Je vais à la plage. J’y vais.
She is spending two days in France. She is spending two days there.
Elle passe deux jours en France. Elle y passe deux jour.
I answer the letter. I answer it.
Je réponds à la lettre. J’y rèponds.
They stay at the house. They stay there.
Ils restent à la maison. Ils y restent.
I’m thinking about love. I’m thinking about it.
Je pense à l’amour. J’y pense.
We obey the laws. We obey them.
Nous obéissons aux lois. Nous y obéissons.
We obey our parents. We obey them.
Nous obéissons nos parents. Nous leur obéissons.
We have not played chess.
We have not played (it/them).
Nous n’avons pas joué aux échecs.
Nous n’y avons pas joué.
The letter is in the envelope.
The letter is there.
La lettre est dans l’enveloppe.
La lettre y est.
She is not at the post office.
She is not there.
Elle n’est pas à la poste.
Elle n’y est pas.
We attended the tennis match. We attended (there/it).
On a assisté au match de tennis.
On y a assisté.
En
Some of it/them, of it/them, about it/them, about it/them, from it/them, from there.
Adverbial pronoun
Replaces:
* de + noun
* partitive article, du, de la, des + noun.
* a noun after a number.
* ALWAYS expressed in french, even if not in english. I have (some of) it. Yes, I do (have some).
We want to go back to their home.
We want to go back there.
Nous voulons retourner chez eux.
Nous voulons y retourner.
I come from New York. I come from there.
Je viens de New York. J’en viens.
We will be outside the door.
We will be there.
Nous serons devant la porte.
Nous y serons.
She drinks coffee.
She drinks some.
Elle boit du café.
Elle en boit.
