In English, when there are two subjects in a sentence (such as Marc and I, he and Lisa, you and I etc), we use subject pronouns. This is not the case in French.
Stress pronouns for compound subjects and objects in French
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Indeed, with groups of pronouns connected by and or or (Martin and I, you and I, he or she...), in French you always use stress pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles.
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Note that:
- when the group contains a noun + a pronoun, it is more elegant to place the pronoun in second place.
- there is an informal "polite" rule stating that stress pronoun moi should always come second (Ma mère et moi, toi et moi), as it can be seen as self-centered to put oneself first.
- when the group contains a noun + a pronoun, it is more elegant to place the pronoun in second place.
- there is an informal "polite" rule stating that stress pronoun moi should always come second (Ma mère et moi, toi et moi), as it can be seen as self-centered to put oneself first.
Note: In English we use Pronom sujet (John and I went to the cinema) or Pronom d'objet (Mary invited John and me to the wedding) according to their role in the sentence.
French cannot use subject pronouns or object pronouns with these conjunctions, but rather requires stress pronouns (Pronom disjonctif).
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