Pronoun omittance

[lost wolf]

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Pronoun omittance

[thin lagoon]

Practically never

The only “exception” is imperative where the subject is omitted, but the three possible verb forms used in imperative (tu, nous, and vous forms) all have distinct pronunciations.

French verb conjugations are often written differently depending on the subject, but the pronunciation of those forms can be the same (mange, manges, and mangent are all pronounced the same, for instance) so dropping the subject pronoun would cause confusion and a need for further context.

[dire spade]

And also impersonal verbs on occasion. Seeing 'faut' instead of 'il faut' or 'y a' instead of 'il y a' isn't uncommon in casual French.

[thin lagoon]

While that is true, the OP was asking if it was “like in Spanish”, which it is not, so I didn’t think that information was relevant.

[dire spade]

That's fair.

[inland mulch]

Spanish is a pro-drop language but French is not 😵

[sullen wedge]

That makes sense, thanks!