Stress pronouns and possessives
What is a pronoun in english? A subject pronoun Ex
What are the subject pronouns in French? We You You / y’all He/she They
Stress pronouns in english Stressed pronouns, also known as disjunctive pronouns, are French stressed pronouns correspond in some ways to their English counterparts, but are very different in other ways. Note that the English translations sometimes require different sentence structures altogether. Ex) He is talking to me me, I am always right (extra emphasis)
Stress pronouns in French I/am us you You/y’all Him/her/it them
To emphasize nouns or pronouns - Je pense qu'il a raison. - Moi, je pense qu'il a tort. - Je ne sais pas, moi. - I think he's right. - I think he's wrong. - I don't know.
When a sentence has more than one subject or object Michel et moi, nous jouons au tennis. Michael and I are playing tennis. Toi et lui, vous êtes très gentils. You and he are very kind.
After the preposition à to indicate possession Ce stylo est à moi. This pen is mine. Quel livre est à toi ? Which book is yours?
Book examples Moi, je parle… Toi, tu étudies… Lui, il habite… Elle, elle aime… Nous, nous jouons… Vous, vous chantez…. Eux, ils aiment… Elles, elle ne voyagent pas…
Cherchez votre livre Faite act. 11 pg 23
Possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives show ownership. In English they are my, your, his, hers, ours, yours / y’all’s, their The owner Before a singular noun Before a plural noun English Masc Fem - Je Tu Il, elle My Your His/hers/its Nous Vous Ils, elles Our Your their
Examples C’est ma voiture, Il a mon stylo, Elle a mes livres Elle a sa calculatrice et son cahier Il a sa calculatrice et son cahier Elle aime ses amies Il aime ses amis
Plural examples Nous aimons notre prof Nous faisons nos devoirs Vous mangez votre hamburger Vous mangez vos hamburgers Ils ont leur moto Ils ont leurs motos