Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns. There are many different kinds of pronouns, but they can be divided into two main categories: personal, which you'll learn about on this page, and impersonal, explained on page 2. This summary will give you an idea of the different kinds of French pronouns; click the links for detailed lessons and examples.

What are personal pronouns? Don't take it personally - "personal" simply means that these pronouns change according to the grammatical person that they represent.


This table summarizes the five different kinds of French personal pronouns; for more information, click the column headings to go to the relevant lesson:

Subject	Direct Object	Indirect Object	Reflexive	Stressed
je	me*	me*	me*	moi
tu	te*	te*	te*	toi
il    elle    on	le    la	lui	se	lui    elle    soi
nous	nous	nous	nous	nous
vous	vous	vous	vous	vous
ils    elles	les	leur	se	eux    elles
*In the imperative, me and te sometimes change to moi and toi - learn more.
Learn more    Personal pronouns    Impersonal pronouns    Alphabetical list of all pronouns