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Disjunctive Pronouns

Disjunctive Pronouns

1. As mentioned above, disjunctives are mostly used after prepositions andcan only replace people, not things. However, if the preposition isà, there are two possible rules:

à + person = indirect pronoun

à + person + à = disjunctive pronoun, in these cases:

se fier à	to trust
s’habituer à	to get used to
s’intéresser à	to be interested in
penser à	to think about
rêver à	to dream about

2. They can also be used alone, to emphasize a subject, with être à (to belong to) or in compound subjects.

Moi, j’ai faim. Me, I am hungry.Ses amis et lui, ils aiment manger. His friends and he, theylike to eat.Ce livre est à moi ! That book is mine!

3. They can be added to -même to mean -self.

elle-même = herself

4. They are also used with ne…que.

Ce n’est que lui. It’s only him.