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Adjectifs vs pronoms
At first glance, adjectives and pronouns might seem to have very little in common, since adjectives are used with nouns, while pronouns replace nouns. But there is an interesting relationship that can help you use both parts of speech more effectively: there are six French adjective / pronoun pairs, where an adjective + noun can be replaced by a corresponding pronoun. Click for detailed lessons.
| Adjectives | Pronouns | Indefinite Pronouns | |
| Demonstrative | |||
| Ce, Cet, Cette, Ces Ce livre est intéressant. |
Celui, Celle, Ceux, Celles Celui-ci est intéressant. |
Ce, Ceci, Cela, Ça C’est intéressant. |
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| Indefinite | |||
| Autre, Certain, Chaque… Je veux un autre livre. |
Un autre, Certain, Chacun… J’en veux un autre. |
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| Interrogative | |||
| Quel, Quelle, Quel(le)s Quel livre lisez-vous ? |
Qui, Que, Le(s)quel(s) Lequel lisez-vous ? |
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| Negative | |||
| Ne… aucun, Ne… nul Il n’y a aucun livre. |
Ne… personne, Ne… rien Il n’y a rien. |
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| Possessive | |||
| Mon, Ma, Mes… Je cherche mon livre. |
Le mien, la mienne, les mien(ne)s… Je cherche le mien. |
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| Relative | |||
| Lequel Lequel livre a été retrouvé… |
Qui, Que, Dont… Le livre qui a été retrouvé… |
Ce qui, Ce que, Ce dont Ce qui a été retrouvé… |
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