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Use of soi
soi is a non-specific stressed pronoun which is normally used either when it refers to non-specific persons or things, or indefinite phrases like on, chacun, nul, aucun, personne, tout le monde. It tends to be used after prepositions, with -même, and after ne ... que:
- On pense à soi
People think of themselves
- Pour une fois, personne ne songeait à soi
For once, no-one was thinking of themselves
- On doit prendre la décision soi-même
One must take the decision oneself
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Ditransitive verbs & Typical use of the definite article.
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