French Subject Pronouns
The pronouns that perform the action of the verb.
Subject pronouns tell us who is doing the action. French verbs change depending on the pronoun.
| French | English | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| je | I | — |
| tu | you (singular, informal) | — |
| il | he | — |
| elle | she | — |
| on | one / we (informal) | — |
| nous | we | — |
| vous | you (formal or plural) | — |
| ils | they (masculine or mixed) | — |
| elles | they (feminine) | — |
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Which pronoun means “we” in standard French?
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nous (on is also common in speech)
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