Disjunctive Pronouns
1. As mentioned above, disjunctives are mostly usedafter prepositions and can only replace people, not things. However, ifthe preposition is à, there are two possible rules:
à + person = indirect pronoun
à + person + à = disjunctive pronoun, inthese cases:
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se fier à |
to trust |
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s'habituer à |
to get used to |
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s'intéresser à |
to be interested in |
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penser à |
to think about |
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rêver à |
to dream about |
2. They can also be used alone, to emphasize asubject, with être à (to belong to) or in compound subjects.
Moi, j'ai faim. Me, I am hungry. Sesamis 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.
C'est n'est que lui. It's only him.
