Les Pronoms Accentues or stressed pronouns are used to emphasize a noun or pronoun that refers to a person. French stressed pronouns correspond in some ways to their English counterparts, but are very different in other ways.

EnglishFrench me moi you toi him lui her elle oneself soi us nous you vous them (masc) eux them (fem) elles

To emphasize nouns or pronouns Juan: Je pense qu'il a raison. Ben: Moi, je pense qu'il a tort. Martha: Je ne sais pas, moi. Juan - I think he's right. Ben - I think he's wrong. Martha- I don't know.

After c'est and ce sont C'est toi qui étudies l'art. -You're the one who's studying art. Ce sont elles qui aiment Paris. - They love Paris.

When a sentence has more than one subject or object Michel et moi jouons au tennis. Michael and I are playing tennis. Toi et lui, vous êtes très gentils. You and he are very kind. Je les ai vus, lui et elle. I saw him and her.

To ask and answer questions Juan : Qui va à la plage ? Ben : Lui. Juan : Who is going to the beach? Ben : He is. J'ai faim, et toi ? I'm hungry, and you?

After Prepositions Vas-tu manger sans moi ? Are you going to eat without me? Louis habite chez elle. Louis lives at her house.

After que in comparisons Elle est plus grande que toi. She is taller than you (are). Il travaille plus que moi. He works more than I (do).

With emphatic words like aussi, seul, and surtout Lui seul a travaillé hier. He alone worked yesterday. Eux aussi veulent venir. They want to come too.

With -même(s) for emphasis Prépare-t-il le dîner lui-même ? Is he making dinner himself? Nous le ferons nous-mêmes. We'll do it ourselves.

With the negative adverb ne...que and conjunction ne...ni...ni Je ne connais que lui ici. He's the only one I know here. Ni toi ni moi ne le comprenons. Neither you nor I understand it.

After the preposition à to indicate possession à Ce stylo est à moi. This pen is mine. Quel livre est à toi ? Which book is yours?

With certain verbs that don't allow a preceding indirect object pronoun Je pense à toi. I'm thinking of you. Fais attention à eux. Pay attention to them.