Subject pronouns in French
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing which performs the action. Subject pronouns can replace persons or things (or a person or a thing). The subject pronoun indicates precisely what ending the verb must take in French.
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Plural |
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Je = I (1st person)
Ex :Je suis le pain de vie (Jean 6.48) |
Nous = we (1st person)
Ex: Nous savons que Dieu n’exauce point les pécheurs (Jean 9:31) |
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Tu = you (2nd person)
Ex: Tu l’as vu… ( Jean 9:37) |
Vous = you (2nd person)
Ex: Vous adorez ce que vous ne connaissez pas ( Jean 4.22) |
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Il[1]/Elle[2]/on[3] = He, she, it (3rd person)
Ex: a) Il y eut un homme envoyé de Dieu: son nom était Jean b) Elle était au commencement avec Dieu (Jean 1:2) c) On célébrait à Jérusalem la fête de la Dédicace (Jean 10.22) |
Ils[4]/elles[5] = they (3rd person)
Ex: Ils suivirent Jésus (Jean 1.37)
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[1] Il is used for masculine nouns
[2] Elle is used for all femine nouns
[3] On is the indefinite pronoun. It is equivalent to English: we, one, they or you.
[4] Ils, a plural subject pronoun and is used for all masculine nouns, referring both to people and things.
[5] Elles, a 3rd person plural subject pronoun and is used when all of the nouns (both people and things) are femine.
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