Other Pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns
- Nouns that directly receive the action of a verb that was initiated by the subject are called direct objects.
- Direct Object Pronouns replace the noun so that it does not have to be repeated again in a different sentence to reduce redundancy.
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning | |
| Singular | 1st | Me | Me |
| 2nd | Te | You | |
| 3rd | Le/La | He/She/It | |
| Plural | 1st | Nous | Us |
| 2nd | Vous | You | |
| 3rd | Les | Them |
Indirect Object Pronouns
- Nouns that indirectly receive the action of a verb, usually with the help of a preposition, which was initiated by the subject are called indirect objects.
- Indirect Object Pronouns replace the noun so that it does not have to be repeated again in a different sentence to reduce redundancy.
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning | |
| Singular | 1st | Me | To/For Me |
| 2nd | Te | To/For You | |
| 3rd | Lui | To/For He/She/It | |
| Plural | 1st | Nous | To/For Us |
| 2nd | Vous | To/For You | |
| 3rd | Leur | To/For Them |
Possessive Pronouns
- They are pronouns that possess something usually to refer to something previously that someone owns.
- Unlike in English, possessive pronouns in French have articles.
| Person | Masculine Singular | Masculine Plural | Feminine Singular | Feminine Plural | Meaning |
| 1st Singular | Le mien | Les miens | La mienne | La miennes | Mine |
| 2nd Singular | Le tien | Les tiens | La tienne | Les tiennes | Yours |
| 3rd Singular | Le sien | Les siens | La sienne | Les siennes | His/Hers |
| 1st Plural | Le nôtre | Les nôtres | La nôtre | Les nôtres | Ours |
| 2nd Plural | Le vôtre | Les vôtres | La vôtre | Les vôtres | Yours |
| 3rd Plural | Le leur | Les leurs | La leur | Les leurs | Theirs |
Reflexive Pronouns
- They are pronouns that refers back to a person or a thing.
- Used all the time in French even when it does not refer back to a person or a thing (idiomatic).
| Person | Pronoun | Meaning | |
| Singular | 1st | Me | Myself |
| 2nd | Te | Yourself | |
| 3rd | Se | Him/Her/Itself | |
| Plural | 1st | Nous | Ourselves |
| 2nd | Vous | Yourself | |
| 3rd | Se | Themselves |
Relative Pronouns
- They are pronouns that introduce dependent clauses and help link them with independent clauses.
- They can be categorized into two types: definite and indefinite.
- Definite Relative Pronouns:
| Pronouns | Meaning |
| Qui | Who; which; that |
| Que | Who; whom; which; that |
| Dont | Whose; of whom; of which |
| Où | Where; when; that |
| Lequel/Laquelle/Lesquels/Lesquelles | Which |
- Indefinite Relative Pronouns:
| Pronouns | Meaning |
| Ce qui | Who; which; that |
| Ce que | Who; whom; which; that |
Indefinite Pronouns
- They are pronouns that does not specify a noun, usually describes a generalized idea.
| Pronouns | Meaning |
| Un(e) autre | Another |
| D’autres | Others |
| Certains(es) | Certain ones |
| Chacun(e) | Each |
| Aucun(e) | None |
| Plusieurs | Several |
| Beaucoup | A lot |
| Peu | Little |
| Quelque chose | Something |
| Quelqu’un | Someone |
| Tout | Everything |
| Tout le monde | Everyone |
| N’importe quoi | Anything |
| N’importe qui | Anyone |
| N’importe quand | Anytime |
| N’importe où | Anywhere |
Demonstrative Pronouns
- They are pronouns that replaces a specific noun that was mentioned in a sentence previously.
| Singular | Plural | |
| Masculine | Celui | Ceux |
| Feminine | Celle | Celles |
| Meaning | This/That one | These/Those ones |
- Additionally, suffixes can be added to the pronouns to provide more context on the distance of the noun that is being referred to.
| Suffix | Meaning |
| -ci | Here/Nearby |
| -là | There/Faraway |
| Pronouns with suffix -ci | Meaning |
| Celui-ci | This/That (one) here |
| Ceux-ci | These/Those (ones) here |
| Celle-ci | This/That (one) here |
| Celles-ci | These/Those (ones) here |
| Pronouns with suffix -là | Meaning |
| Celui-là | This/That (one) there |
| Ceux-là | These/Those (ones) there |
| Celle-là | This/That (one) there |
| Celles-là | These/Those (ones) there |