Pronouns

  • Stress pronouns

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    In French, stress pronouns (also known as disjunctive or emphatic pronouns) are used to emphasize a person or to differentiate between people in a sentence. They serve a different purpose compared to other types of pronouns like subject pronouns (je, tu, il, etc.) or object pronouns (me, te, le, etc.). Stress pronouns can stand alone…

  • Possessive pronouns

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    Possessive pronouns replace nouns and show ownership or possession. They agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace. In English, they are “mine,” “yours,” “his,” “hers,” “ours,” and “theirs.” Here’s a comprehensive table listing the French possessive pronouns: Possessor Singular Plural 1st person le mien (mine) les miens (mine) la mienne (mine) les…