{"id":70,"date":"2023-05-15T18:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=70"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T11:58:50","slug":"how-to-use-the-tonic-pronouns-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-tonic-pronouns-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the tonic pronouns in French?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey students! Today I&rsquo;m going to teach you about the <strong>tonic pronouns in French<\/strong>. These are important little words that you&rsquo;ll need to know how to use properly in order to make yourself understood by <strong>French native speakers<\/strong>. So without further ado, let&rsquo;s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1 uagb-toc__collapse uagb-block-29a20f79     \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Table of contents<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-toc__separator'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#what-is-a-french-tonic-pronoun\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">What is a French tonic pronoun?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#why-and-how-are-french-tonic-pronouns-used\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Why and how are French tonic pronouns used?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#first-situation-of-use-of-french-tonic-pronouns-strengthening-a-name-or-a-pronoun\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">First situation of use of French tonic pronouns: strengthening a name or a pronoun.\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#2-the-french-tonic-pronoun-after-a-preposition\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2. The French tonic pronoun after a preposition.<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#third-possibility-to-use-french-tonic-ponoun-the-case-where-we-use-the-tonic-pronoun-by-itself\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Third possibility to use French tonic ponoun, the case where we use the tonic pronoun by itself.\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#4-french-tonic-pronoun-with-also-aussi-or-neither-non-plus\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">4. French tonic pronoun with \u201calso\u201d (aussi) or \u201cneither\u201d (non plus)<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#summary\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Summary<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many pronouns in French: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/the-direct-object-complement-in-french-c-o-d-and-direct-complement-pronouns-le-la-les\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">direct pronouns (le, la, les)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-indirect-pronouns-lui-leur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indirect pronouns (lui, leur)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-use-en-and-y-pronoun-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en and y pronouns<\/a>, and <strong>tonic pronouns (moi, toi, lui)<\/strong>. We will work on these last ones, the tonic pronouns in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Comment utiliser les pronoms toniques en fran\u00e7ais ? Moi, toi, lui, eux ?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4nDA01ujt9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Activate the subtitles to have the translation in English<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bbe9ecf1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7211ad67\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-pdf-bonus-french.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-pdf-bonus-french.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-pdf-bonus-french-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a1dae20c\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PDF Bonus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have prepared a <strong>free PDF<\/strong> to help you <strong>all about the tonic pronouns in French<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tAnlLj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download it for free<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will find a <strong>summary of the lesson<\/strong>, <strong>exercises <\/strong>to practice and the <strong>correction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cYou\u2019re talking to <em>moi<\/em> ?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, this is not Robert De Niro in \u201cTaxi Driver\u201d, but the idea is here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To me? You&rsquo;re talking to me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I don&rsquo;t know why, but even very good students don&rsquo;t always understand when and why they have to use <strong>pronoms toniques<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we will see together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a French tonic pronoun?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the list of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">subject pronouns<\/span>: <strong>je, tu, il<\/strong>, etc, and in correspondence, the list of <strong>tonic pronouns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you have :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3dfa3\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">subject<\/span> pronoun\u2026<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>\u2026matches the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tonic<\/span> pronoun.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">je<br>tu<br>il<br>elle<br>nous<br>vous<br>ils<br>elles<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>moi<br>toi<br>lui<br>elle<br>nous<br>vous<br>eux<br>elles<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s easy, so now you have to memorize them to use them when necessary. And yes, it may seem like a detail, but it is <strong>important<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastering the use of <strong>French tonic pronouns<\/strong> is <strong>ESSENTIAL <\/strong>if you have to pass a <strong>French exam<\/strong>. You can read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/the-best-tips-for-passing-your-next-french-writing-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top tips for taking your next French exam in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the next question is: <strong>When do we use a tonic pronoun in French<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why and how are French tonic pronouns used?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To use a tonic pronoun there are <strong>four situations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First situation, to reinforce a noun or pronoun.<\/strong><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second situation, just after a preposition (\u00e0, de, chez, avec..).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&rsquo;t worry, we&rsquo;ll give examples for each situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Third situation when the tonic pronoun is used alone.<\/strong><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fourth situation, with \u201calso\u201d (aussi) or then \u201cneither\u201d (non plus).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6af2647a alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9f95c05a\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-pdf-bonus-french.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-pdf-bonus-french.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-pdf-bonus-french-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5777f32c\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PDF Bonus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have prepared a <strong>free PDF<\/strong> to help you <strong>to understand the tonic pronouns<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tAnlLj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download it for free<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will find a <strong>summary of the lesson<\/strong>, <strong>exercises <\/strong>to practice and the <strong>correction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&rsquo;s go back to the four situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#60bceb\"><strong>Do you like learning French with videos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">our free video newsletter<\/a> every Friday in your e-mail box. You will get <strong>3 \u00ab\u00a0Tips &amp; Tricks\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> on <strong>grammar<\/strong>, <strong>vocabulary<\/strong>, <strong>phonetics <\/strong>or <strong>French culture<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Every Friday afternoon, a French-language video delivered straight to your inbox, with three tips and tricks on the French language.\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First situation of use of French tonic pronouns: strengthening a name or a pronoun.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reinforce, this means that we will bring more strength, <strong>more impact on the noun or pronoun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will therefore use the tonic pronoun to bring more impact to the sentence. Let&rsquo;s take an example, a classic phrase:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Je m&rsquo;entra\u00eene 5 fois par semaine<\/strong><br>(I exercise five times a week.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sentence with the tonic pronoun:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Moi<\/span>, je m&rsquo;entra\u00eene 5 fois par semaine<\/strong><br>(Me, I exercise five times a week.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/01-entrainer.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You see that it brings more impact, more force in the sentence. We can clearly see in this example that the <strong>moi<\/strong>, the French tonic pronoun <strong>moi<\/strong> is <strong>not necessary<\/strong>, it is <strong>not obligatory<\/strong>. You understand the sentence when I don&rsquo;t use <strong>moi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#a75881\">\ud83d\udc49 But it&rsquo;s stronger, I want to insist, I want to give impact to the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&rsquo;s take another example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You (<strong>toi<\/strong>), Hanz, you don&rsquo;t play sports at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You see that here I am using the pronoun tonic \u201cyou\u201d (<strong>toi<\/strong>) to mark that it is specifically Hanz&nbsp;who doesn&rsquo;t play sports at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&rsquo;s see the second situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The French tonic pronoun after a preposition.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Est-ce qu&rsquo;elle vient avec nous ?<\/strong><br>(Is she coming with us?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Vous allez chez eux ?<\/strong><br>(Are you going to their place?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-venir.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So in this situation, the <strong>student&rsquo;s problem is good know the list of French tonic pronouns<\/strong>, because it is possible to be wrong and mix the tonic pronouns with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-indirect-pronouns-lui-leur\/\" target=\"_blank\">indirect complement pronouns<\/a> and make a bit of a <em>big salad<\/em>, and make a sentence which is not correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&rsquo;s your job to you, to memorize well tonic pronouns<\/strong> and see in the sentence: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is it a verb which is used in the normal way, usual, with indirect supplement like <strong>t\u00e9l\u00e9phoner \u00e0 quelqu&rsquo;un<\/strong> (calling someone)? There, it is an <strong>indirect complement<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or, is the <strong>pronoun tonic<\/strong> coming, to specify, which is added, because it is after a preposition?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But do not worry, we are going to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x60Ng0gpvl0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">specific video on complement pronouns direct<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OvyVPbeFqtY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indirect<\/a>, may be a specific video for direct supplements, another for indirect supplements, because it&rsquo;s really often the question that students ask me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christian, why do I have to say:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Je <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lui<\/span> t\u00e9l\u00e9phone<\/strong>, <strong>je <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">l&rsquo;<\/span>appelle<\/strong>? When is that &#8230;?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No problem, we will see that in detail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third possibility to use French tonic ponoun, the case where we use the tonic pronoun by itself.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Qui veut du g\u00e2teau ?<\/strong> (Who wants cake?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moi !<\/strong> (Me!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/03-gateau.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/T9arizmOrs9MNhDZgr\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this situation, the tonic pronoun is his all <strong>alone sentence<\/strong>. You see there is<strong> no need to use a verb<\/strong>, to use something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The tonic pronoun by itself expresses a complete idea that allows you to understand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Qui veut du g\u00e2teau ? Moi !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cme\u201d (<strong>moi<\/strong>) is sufficient. I don&rsquo;t need to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Moi, je veux du g\u00e2teau.<\/strong><br>(Me, I want cake.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moi<\/strong>. Everyone understands because before there is the question which allows us the answer to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, the fourth situation when we use the tonic pronoun with \u201calso\u201d (aussi) or then \u201cneither\u201d (non plus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. French tonic pronoun with \u201calso\u201d (aussi) or \u201cneither\u201d (non plus)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This situation happens in an exchange, <strong>in a dialogue with someone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we take up a sentence, when we answer and for example, when we repeat an affirmative sentence, we are going to use the \u201cme too\u201d (<strong>moi aussi<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <strong>J&rsquo;aime les sushis<\/strong> (I love sushi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Moi aussi.<\/strong> (Me too.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04-sushi.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Or when we resume a negative sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Je n&rsquo;aime pas le th\u00e9<\/strong> <em>I don&rsquo;t like tea<\/em> (negative sentence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>negative response which takes up the same idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neither does he (<strong>lui non plus<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I don&rsquo;t like tea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither does she (<strong>elle non plus<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/05-non-plus.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It means that me, I don&rsquo;t like tea and she, also, she doesn&rsquo;t like tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So quite simply, with the tonic pronoun and the form <em>neither<\/em> (<strong>non plus<\/strong>), the answer is sufficient. We have the full answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, to sum up what we just saw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. It is important to memorize the list of tonic pronouns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which pronoun? For what form?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udccc Remember that you have <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tAnlLj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the \u201clittle Bonus PDF\u201d<\/a> to help you with that \ud83d\ude05&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. We use a tonic pronoun to reinforce a pronoun or a noun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Moi, je le fais.<\/strong><br>(Me, I do.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. We use a tonic pronoun after a preposition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Come with me (<strong>viens avec moi<\/strong>),&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. We use a tonic pronoun alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&#8211; Qui en veut ?<br>&#8211; Moi !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211; Who is coming ?<br>&#8211; Me !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. And we use a tonic pronoun in a response, with \u201calso\u201d (aussi) or \u201cneither\u201d (non plus).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like football. <strong>Lui aussi.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do not like football. <strong>Lui non plus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, that&rsquo;s it for tonic pronouns! I hope you&rsquo;ve enjoyed this short lesson. 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