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A2BeginnerPronouns · Point 22 / 40

moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles

“Moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles” are the pronouns used after a preposition: “chez nous”, “avec moi”, “pour toi”, “sans eux”.

PronounUseMeaning
moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, ellesaprès une prépositionthe stressed pronouns, used after a preposition
moi, toiseuls ou pour insisterform used alone for emphasis
moipour se présenterused to introduce yourself (“it’s me”)
toien appositionused to address someone or restate the subject (“and you?”)

After a preposition (“chez”, “avec”, “pour”, “sans”), “je” and “tu” are impossible: you use “moi”, “toi”, “lui”, “elle”, “nous”, “vous”, “eux”, “elles”.

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  • Viens chez je ce soir.Viens chez moi ce soir.

    After a preposition (“chez”, “avec”, “pour”, “sans”), “je” is impossible: you need the stressed form “moi”. Same for “tu” → “toi”, “il” → “lui”, “ils” → “eux”.

  • Je aussi !Moi aussi !

    “Je” only lives next to a verb. To answer in one word or to insist, use “moi”: “Moi aussi”, “Moi non plus”, “Moi, je préfère le métro”.

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