THE STRESSED PRONOUNS
Stressed pronouns are used for emphasis. Each subject pronoun has a corresponding stressed (or tonic) pronoun.
SUBJECT PRONOUN | STRESSED PRONOUN |
je | moi |
tu | toi |
il | lui |
elle | elle |
nous | nous |
vous | vous |
ils | eux |
elles | elles |
The stressed pronoun is used:
as the object of a preposition:
Je travaille pour lui. |
I work for him. |
Ils travaillent toujours chez eux. |
They always work at home. |
C'est à vous? |
Is it your turn? |
in positive commands to replace me or te in final position:
Souviens-toi. |
Remember. |
Donne-le-moi. |
Give it to me. |
Raconte-moi l'histoire. |
Tell me the story. |
when no verb is implied:
Et vous, vous êtes français? |
And you, are you French? |
Qui est à la porte?C'est moi, Hubert. |
Who's at the door?It's me, Hubert. |
J'aime les pommes.Moi aussi. |
I love apples.Me too. |
Je n'aime pas les ascenseurs. Moi non plus. |
I don't like elevatorsMe neither. |
when a subject pronoun is used with another subject:
Mon ami et moi, nous partons au Méxique. |
My friend and I leave for Mexico. |
Elle et lui sont de très bons amis. |
She and he are very good friends. |
to show a contrast or create emphasis:
Lui, il n'est pas français. Il est tunisien. |
As for him, he's not French, he's Tunisian. |
Moi, je suis belge. |
As for me, I'm Belgian. |