This page contains a table including the following: French pronouns. You will have work to do to memorize the way they're used, at first, but once you will have understood the rules about the genra/plural forms, you will master them. They're very important in communication, and you will need them each time you will want to precise the subject of your idea or to differenciate things between each over, etc. Make sure to check our Learn Frenchpage, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.
Personal Pronoun | |||||||||
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Number |
Personne |
Genre |
Nominative |
Reflexive |
Accusative |
Dative |
Locative |
Genitive |
Tonic |
Singular |
1re |
— |
I je, j’ |
Me/myself me, m’ |
— |
— |
Me moi |
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2e |
— |
You tu |
You/yourself te, t’ |
— |
— |
You toi |
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3e |
Masculine |
He il |
se, s’ |
Him/it le, l’ |
Him/her/It lui |
There y |
en |
Him lui |
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Feminine |
She elle |
Her/it la, l’ |
Her elle |
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— |
One/it on |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Self/oneself soi |
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Plural |
1re |
— |
We nous |
Us/ourselves nous |
— |
— |
Us nous |
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2e |
— |
You vous* |
You/yourselves vous* |
— |
— |
You vous* |
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3e |
Masculine |
They ils** |
Themselves se, s’ |
Them les |
Them/ its leur |
There y |
en |
Them eux |
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Feminine |
THey elles |
Them elles |
*Also used at the singular form to mark politness.
**Used both for a group of masculine subjects or a mixed group of masculine and feminine subjects.
To indicate an living being or an object by pointing at it (litteraly or not) you use these pronouns:
Demonstratives pronouns | ||||||
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Singular |
Singular |
Plural |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Masculine |
Feminine |
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Complete |
Neutre |
This ce |
Those celui-là |
celle-là |
Those ceux-là |
celles-là |
Proximal |
This ceci |
This celui-ci |
celle-ci |
These ceux-ci |
celles-ci |
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Incomplete |
The one celui |
celle |
They ceux |
celles |
In general, we use the pronoun ce as a subject with the verb « To be /être » and ça ou cela with the other verbs.
Possessives pronouns | ||||||
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Owned |
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Singular |
Plural |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Masculine |
Feminine |
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Possessive |
Singular |
1reperson Mine |
le mien |
la mienne |
les miens |
les miennes |
2eperson Your |
le tien |
la tienne |
les tiens |
les tiennes |
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3eperson His/her |
le sien |
la sienne |
les siens |
les siennes |
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Plural |
1reperson Our |
le nôtre |
la nôtre |
les nôtres |
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2eperson Your |
le vôtre* |
la vôtre* |
les vôtres* |
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3eperson Their |
le leur |
la leur |
les leurs |
*Also used in the singular form to mark politeness.
Relative pronouns | ||||||
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Neutral |
Singular |
Plural |
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Human |
Animal or Object |
Masculin |
Féminin |
Masculin |
Féminin |
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Nominative |
Who/that/which qui |
Who lequel |
laquelle |
lesquels |
lesquelles |
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Accusative |
that que |
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Dative |
To who/to… à qui |
To what à quoi |
Who auquel |
à laquelle |
auxquels |
auxquelles |
Génitive |
Of which/ Whom de qui, dont |
Whose de quoi, dont |
Which duquel |
de laquelle |
dersquels |
desquelles |
Il est à noter que c’est le cas qui sépare les pronoms relatifs qui et que tandis que c’est l’humanité qui sépare qui et quoi.
Interogatives and inderteminate pronouns Pronoms interrogatifs et indéfinis | ||||||
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Déterminant |
Pronoun |
Adverb |
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Humain |
Non humain |
Sélection |
Locatif |
Temps |
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Interrogative |
quel |
qui |
quoi |
lequel |
où |
quand |
Universal |
tout |
tout le monde |
tout |
tous |
partout |
toujours |
chaque |
chacun |
chaque chose |
chacun |
chaque fois |
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Existential |
quelque |
quelqu’un |
quelque chose |
un |
quelque part |
un jour |
Other |
un autre |
autrui |
autre chose |
un autre |
ailleurs |
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Libre choix |
n’importe quel |
n’importe qui |
n’importe quoi |
n’importe lequel |
n’importe où |
n’importe quand |
Négative |
aucun |
personne |
rien |
aucun |
nulle part |
jamais |
Unknown |
je ne sais quel |
je ne sais qui |
je ne sais quoi |
je ne sais lequel |
je ne sais où |
je ne sais quand |
Concessive |
quelque … que ce soit |
qui que ce soit |
quoi que ce soit |
lequel que ce soit |
où que ce soit |
quand que ce soit |
Singular |
Plural |
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First |
l’un |
les uns |
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Second |
Not exhaustive |
un autre |
d’autres |
Exhaustive |
l’autre |
les autres |
I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some French Pronouns ..., Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn French page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.