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.
PersonPronounMeaning
Singular1stMeMe
2ndTeYou
3rd Le/LaHe/She/It
Plural1stNousUs
2ndVousYou
3rdLesThem

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.
PersonPronounMeaning
Singular1stMeTo/For Me
2ndTeTo/For You
3rd LuiTo/For He/She/It
Plural1stNousTo/For Us
2ndVousTo/For You
3rdLeurTo/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. 
PersonMasculine SingularMasculine PluralFeminine SingularFeminine PluralMeaning
1st SingularLe mienLes miensLa mienneLa miennesMine
2nd SingularLe tienLes tiensLa tienneLes tiennesYours
3rd SingularLe sienLes siensLa sienneLes siennesHis/Hers
1st PluralLe nôtreLes nôtresLa nôtreLes nôtresOurs
2nd PluralLe vôtreLes vôtresLa vôtreLes vôtresYours
3rd PluralLe leurLes leursLa leurLes leursTheirs

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).
PersonPronounMeaning
Singular1stMeMyself
2ndTeYourself 
3rd SeHim/Her/Itself 
Plural1stNousOurselves
2ndVousYourself
3rdSeThemselves 

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:
PronounsMeaning
QuiWho; which; that
QueWho; whom; which; that
DontWhose; of whom; of which
Where; when; that
Lequel/Laquelle/Lesquels/LesquellesWhich
  • Indefinite Relative Pronouns:
PronounsMeaning
Ce quiWho; which; that
Ce queWho; whom; which; that

Indefinite Pronouns

  • They are pronouns that does not specify a noun, usually describes a generalized idea.
PronounsMeaning
Un(e) autreAnother
D’autresOthers
Certains(es)Certain ones
Chacun(e)Each
Aucun(e)None
PlusieursSeveral
BeaucoupA lot
PeuLittle
Quelque choseSomething
Quelqu’unSomeone
ToutEverything
Tout le mondeEveryone
N’importe quoiAnything
N’importe quiAnyone
N’importe quandAnytime
N’importe oùAnywhere

Demonstrative Pronouns

  • They are pronouns that replaces a specific noun that was mentioned in a sentence previously.
SingularPlural
MasculineCeluiCeux
FeminineCelleCelles
MeaningThis/That oneThese/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.
SuffixMeaning
-ciHere/Nearby
-làThere/Faraway
Pronouns with suffix -ciMeaning
Celui-ciThis/That (one) here
Ceux-ciThese/Those (ones) here
Celle-ciThis/That (one) here
Celles-ciThese/Those (ones) here
Pronouns with suffix -làMeaning
Celui-làThis/That (one) there
Ceux-làThese/Those (ones) there
Celle-làThis/That (one) there
Celles-làThese/Those (ones) there

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