LFC: Stress Pronouns
Stress Pronouns
By now you are familiar with the subject pronouns in French.
These are the pronouns we use in the subjects of sentences. See the table below.
We can also use stress pronouns to put the emphasis on a particular person.
Look at the following examples:
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Listen to the stress pronouns:
In addition to being used for emphasis, there are some words that are always followed by stress pronouns.
Example: chez |
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chez = à la maison = at home |
Je suis à la maison. |
Je suis chez moi. |
Tu es à la maison. |
Tu es chez toi. |
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Ils sont à la maison. |
Ils sont chez eux. |
Here are some other terms that are followed by stress pronouns.
- pour - for
- de - from
- avec - with
Stress Pronoun Examples
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