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A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun.
It is commonly used to avoid repeating a previously mentioned noun known as the antecedent.
In the following example, pronouns in bold face are used to replace the underlined antecedents.
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Tex a écrit un poème érotique, et puis il l'a envoyé à Tammy. Elle a été choquée quand elle l'a lu. |
Tex wrote an erotic poem and then he sent it to Tammy. She was shocked when she read it. |
The different kinds of pronouns are named according to their grammatical function.
| subject pronouns |
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je, tu, il, elle, on,
nous, vous, ils, elles |
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I, you, he, she, one,
we, you, they (m), they (f) |
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| direct object pronouns |
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me, te, le, la
nous, vous, les |
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me, you, him / it, her / it
us, you, them (m) / (f) |
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| indirect object pronouns |
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me, te, lui
nous, vous, leur |
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to me, to you, to him / her
to us, to you, to them (m) / (f) |
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| the pronouns y and en |
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y
en |
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there (replaces preposition + location)
some, any, not any (replaces 'de' + noun) |
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| disjunctive pronouns |
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moi, toi, lui, elle, soi
nous, vous, eux, elles |
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me, you, he, she, one
we, you, them (m), them (f) |
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| reflexive pronouns |
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me, te, se
nous, vous, se |
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myself, yourself, himself, herself
ourselves, yourselves, themselves |
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| interrogative pronouns |
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| demonstrative pronouns |
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celui, celle
ceux |
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this one / that one (m,f)
these, those |
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| relative pronouns |
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qui, que
lequel, laquelle |
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who, whom, which
which |
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| indefinite pronouns |
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quelqu'un
quelque chose |
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someone
something |
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