Unjt 3d - Disjuncitve Pronouns

Question 0

The disjunctive pronoun can replace the subject pronoun in compound subjects.

Answer 0

Lola et moi allons préparer le dîner pour nos amis. Lola and I are going to prepare dinner for our friends.
Noëlle et lui adorent le fromage de chèvre. Noëlle and he love goat cheese.
Lui et moi allons faire la vaisselle. He and I are going to do dishes.

Question 1

The disjunctive pronoun is used in conjunction with another subject noun or pronoun. Here again, it is for emphasis.

Answer 1

Youssef et moi, nous allons rénover cette maison. Youssef and I, we are going to renovate this house. Toi et moi, on va aller à Venise au printemps.
You and I, we’re going to Venice in the spring. Vous et lui, vous allez m’aider à trier tous ces papiers.
You and he, you are going to help me sort out all these papers.

Question 2

For additional emphasis, the disjunctive pronoun followed by -même(s) translates as -self/-selves.

Answer 2

Je peux le faire moi-même. I can do it myself.
Est-ce qu’il a construit sa maison lui-même? Did he build his house himself ?
Nous allons résoudre ce problème nous-mêmes. We are going to resolve this problem ourselves.

Question 3

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

1. Are they doing it themselves? ______________________________________________

Answer 3

Le font-ils eux-mêmes?

Question 4

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

2. Is he writing the novel himself ? _____________________________________________

Answer 4

Écrit-il le roman lui-même?

Question 5

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

3. We are organizing the trip ourselves. _______________________________________________

Answer 5

Nous organisons le voyage nous-mêmes.

Question 6

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

4. Are you (tu) making dinner yourself ? _______________________________________________

Answer 6

Fais-tu le dîner toi-même?

Question 7

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

5. Are you (vous) writing the cookbook yourself ? _______________________________________________

Answer 7

Écrivez-vous le livre de cuisine vous-mêmes?

Question 8

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

6. Does he clean the apartment himself ? _______________________________________________

Answer 8

Nettoie-t-il l’appartement lui-même?

Question 9

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

7. You (tu) must try to do it yourself. _______________________________________________

Answer 9

Tu dois essayer de le faire toi-même.

Question 10

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

8. My sister wants to do it herself. _______________________________________________

Answer 10

Ma sœur veut le faire elle-même.

Question 11

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

9. Why can’t they read the documents themselves? _______________________________________________

Answer 11

Pourquoi ne peuvent -ils pas lire les documents eux-mêmes?

Question 12

Translate the following sentences into French, using the -même(s) construction. For questions, invert the subject and verb.

10. I will take the pictures myself. _______________________________________________

Answer 12

Je prendrai les photos moi-même.