Additional uses of stressed pronouns
| singulier | pluriel | |
|---|---|---|
| 1re personne | chez moi | chez nous |
| 2e personne | chez toi | chez vous |
| 3e personne | chez lui / elle | chez eux / elles |
We've looked at the principal usages of the pronoms toniques (disjunctive or stressed pronouns) in a previous module. Here are some more ways they are used:
• After certain prepositions (pour, de, chez, avec, sans, à, devant, derrière, à côté de, vers, loin de, près de, etc.):
• After certain prepositions (pour, de, chez, avec, sans, à, devant, derrière, à côté de, vers, loin de, près de, etc.):
Tu viens chez moi ce soir ? Are you coming to my place tonight?
J’ai un cadeau pour toi ! I have a present for you!
J’ai un cadeau pour toi ! I have a present for you!
• In comparative constructions such as plus... que (more than), moins... que (less than), aussi.. que (as... as):
Muriel est plus belle que moi. Muriel is prettier than me.
Victor est fort. Mais Marcel est plus fort que lui. Victor is strong. But Marcel is stronger than him.
Victor est fort. Mais Marcel est plus fort que lui. Victor is strong. But Marcel is stronger than him.
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