French Subject Pronouns - Pronoms sujets

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com Guide

The first person singular French subject pronoun je (listen) 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 must contract 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.

Previous

• Introduction to French Subject Pronouns
• French subject pronoun: je = I
• French subject pronouns: tu, vous = you
• French subject pronouns: il, elle = he, she, it
• French subject pronoun: on = one, we, you, they
• French subject pronoun: nous = we
• French subject pronouns: ils, elles = they

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