Subject and stressed pronouns

Kurz erklärt

Subject pronouns identify who does the action and normally come before the verb: je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles. Je becomes j’ before a vowel or silent h. On often means “we” in everyday French but takes a singular verb. Stressed pronouns are moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles. Use them for emphasis, on their own, after a preposition, or after c’est/ce sont.

Bildung

subject pronoun + conjugated verb; stressed forms: moi, toi, lui/elle, nous, vous, eux/elles

Verwendung

• Use a subject pronoun before a verb: Elle travaille.
• Use moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux or elles for emphasis or a short answer.
• Use a stressed pronoun after a preposition such as avec, pour or chez.
• Use c’est + stressed pronoun to identify a person; use ce sont especially with eux or elles.

Beispiele

• J’habite à Paris. — I live in Paris.
• On mange à midi. — We eat at noon.
• Moi, je préfère le thé. — I prefer tea.
• Tu viens avec nous ? — Are you coming with us?

Typischer Fehler

❌ Moi habite à Lyon.

✅ J’habite à Lyon.

Moi is a stressed pronoun, not the regular subject form. Use je (or j’ before a vowel or silent h) before the verb; for emphasis, say Moi, j’habite à Lyon.

Merke

Use subject pronouns with verbs and stressed pronouns for emphasis or after prepositions. On commonly means “we” but uses the il/elle verb form.