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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: | 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 | *On pense à soi | ||
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*On doit prendre la décision soi-même | *On doit prendre la décision soi-même | ||
One must take the decision oneself | One must take the decision oneself | ||
<span link>After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Ditransitive-verbs|Ditransitive verbs]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/Typical-use-of-the-definite-article|Typical use of the definite article]]. | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-faire-+-partitive-faire-du,-de-la|Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Differences-in-the-use-of-numbers-in-French-and-English-Order-of-cardinal-numbers-and-adjectives|Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Order of cardinal numbers and adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Inversion-of-subject-and-verb-after-some-sentence-initial-adverbs|Inversion of subject and verb after some sentence initial adverbs]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Conjugation-group-3|Conjugation group 3]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-change-form-when-they-refer-to-males-or-to-females|Nouns which change form when they refer to males or to females]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-neutral-le-where-no-equivalent-exists-in-English|Use of neutral le where no equivalent exists in English]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-with-irregular-plurals|Nouns with irregular plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Grammatical-and-real-number|Grammatical and real number]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Past-participles-used-as-adjectives-with-the-verb-"être"|Past participles used as adjectives with the verb "être"]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-with-complements|Adjectives with complements]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-the-definite-article-with-titles|Use of the definite article with titles]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Meaning-of-tout-à-l'heure|Meaning of tout à l'heure]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—ment-derived-from-words-no-longer-in-the-language|Adverbs ending in —ment derived from words no longer in the language]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-on|Use of on]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-of-the-past-participle-having-the-auxiliary-"être"-in-compound-tenses|Agreement of the past participle having the auxiliary "être" in compound tenses]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 27 March 2023
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.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la
- Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Order of cardinal numbers and adjectives
- Inversion of subject and verb after some sentence initial adverbs
- Conjugation group 3
- Nouns which change form when they refer to males or to females
- Use of neutral le where no equivalent exists in English
- Nouns with irregular plurals
- Grammatical and real number
- Past participles used as adjectives with the verb "être"
- Adjectives with complements
- Use of the definite article with titles
- Meaning of tout à l'heure
- Adverbs ending in —ment derived from words no longer in the language
- Use of on
- Agreement of the past participle having the auxiliary "être" in compound tenses