les pronoms

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A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. It is commonly used to avoid repeating a previously mentioned noun, which is called the antecedent (the thing that comes before). In the following example, pronouns in bold face are used to replace the underlined antecedents. 

The different kinds of pronouns are named according to their grammatical function. 

subject pronouns

je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles     I, you, he, she, one, we, you, they (m), they (f)

nonbinary 

iel they, them

direct object pronouns

me, te, le, la nous, vous, les me, you, him / it, her / it us, you, them (m) / (f)

indirect object pronouns

me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur to me, to you, to him / her, to us, to you, to them (m) / (f)

the pronouns y and en

y en   there (replaces preposition + location) some, any, not any (replaces 'de' + noun) 

disjunctive pronouns

moi, toi, lui, elle, soi nous, vous, eux, elles me, you, he, she, one, we, you, them (m), them (f)

reflexive pronouns

me, te, se nous, vous, se myself, yourself, himself, herself ourselves, yourselves, themselves

interrogative pronouns 

qui, que who, what

demonstrative pronouns

celui, celle ceux this one / that one (m,f) these, those

relative pronouns

qui, que, lequel, laquelle who, whom, which, which

indefinite pronouns

quelqu'un, quelque chose someone, something