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| //Is it a present for your brother? Yes, it is a present for him//. | //Is it a present for your brother? Yes, it is a present for him//. | ||
| - | =====Utilisations===== | + | =====Use===== |
| - | A « tonic pronoun » refers to people. | + | //A « tonic pronoun » refers to people.// |
| - | Used to : | + | //Used to :// |
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| - | - emphasize another pronoun : | + | //- emphasize another pronoun// : |
| * « <color # | * « <color # | ||
| - | * Me, I adore you ! And you, do you love me? (I do love you, what about you do you love me?) | + | * //Me, I adore you ! And you, do you love me? (I do love you, what about you do you love me?)// |
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| - | - Short answers : | + | //- Short answers :// |
| * « Qui a trouvé la solution ? <color # | * « Qui a trouvé la solution ? <color # | ||
| - | * Who found the solution? Me, madame! (I did !) | + | * //Who found the solution? Me, madame! (I did !)// |
| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | - Emphasize, or create a contrast : | + | - //Emphasize, or create a contrast :// |
| * « <color # | * « <color # | ||
| - | * Him, he’d like to ride a bike. His parents, them, don’t want him to. (He’d like to ride a motorbike, but his parents don’t want him to.) | + | * //Him, he’d like to ride a bike. His parents, them, don’t want him to. (He’d like to ride a motorbike, but his parents don’t want him to.)// |
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| - | Also used with | + | //Also used with// |
| - | | + | |
| * Ce n'est pas <color # | * Ce n'est pas <color # | ||
| - | * It isn’t me, it’s him ! | + | * //It isn’t me, it’s him !// |
| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | - With and (et) or (ou) : | + | - //With __et__ |
| - | * <color # | + | * <color # |
| - | * you or me? | + | * //you or me?// |
| - | * C'est <color # | + | * C'est <color # |
| - | * It’s him or me! | + | * //It’s him or me!// |
| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | - With prepositions : | + | - //With prepositions :// |
| * Il travaille __avec__ <color # | * Il travaille __avec__ <color # | ||
| - | * He works with us. Today it’s at his place. | + | * //He works with us. Today it’s at his place.// |
| * Tu déjeunes __avec__ <color # | * Tu déjeunes __avec__ <color # | ||
| - | * Are you having lunch with me? | + | * //Are you having lunch with me?// |
| * Voila un café __pour__ <color # | * Voila un café __pour__ <color # | ||
| - | * Here’s a cup of coffee for you ! | + | * //Here’s a cup of coffee for you !// |
| \\ | \\ | ||
| - | - With comparatives : | + | - //With comparatives :// |
| * Il est __plus grand que__ <color # | * Il est __plus grand que__ <color # | ||
| - | * He is taller than me | + | * //He is taller than me// |
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| + | =====Construction===== | ||
| + | There is a « tonic (object) pronoun » for each personal subject pronoun: | ||
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| + | ^pronom personnel sujet^pronom tonique^ | ||
| + | ^je //(I)// ^moi //(me)//^ | ||
| + | ^tu //(You)// ^toi // | ||
| + | ^il //(he)// ^lui // | ||
| + | ^elle // | ||
| + | ^nous // | ||
| + | ^vous // | ||
| + | ^ils // | ||
| + | ^elles // | ||