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French Subject Pronouns - Pronoms sujets

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French Subject Pronouns: je = I

The first person singular French subject pronoun je is used a lot like its English equivalent I:

   Je travaille tous les jours.
   I work every day.

   Je veux voir ce film.
   I want to see this movie.

   Je sais ce qui s'est passé.
   I know what happened.

Notes:

1. Unlike I, je is only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.

   Hier, je suis allé à la plage.
   Yesterday, I went to the beach.

   Non, je ne veux pas voir ce film.
   No, I don't want to see this movie.

   Dois-je commencer maintenant ?
   Do I have to start now?

2. Je contracts to j' when followed by a vowel or mute h.

   J'aime danser.
   I like to dance.

   Tu sais, j'ai le même problème.
   You know, I have the same problem.

   Oui, j'habite en France.
   Yes, I live in France.

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