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soft juncoBOT Oct 23, 2024, 8:28 AM

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tawny solstice Oct 23, 2024, 8:32 AM

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word order. it is like that because it is as such. toi is used in à/avec etc. (Je parle à toi/je parle avec toi) but when you're killing someone in a way you're using a pronoun you cannot do that

you can only say je vais tuer (someone) when its NOT a pronoun. so je vais tuer ma soeur (i have no sister), or je vais tuer flutters

pearl igloo Oct 23, 2024, 8:35 AM

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so you can only use toi after prepositions?

tawny solstice Oct 23, 2024, 8:36 AM

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yes in this sense

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but you can also go like

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Toi! - (Hey) You!

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or C'est toi (it's you)

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https://awesomefrench.tumblr.com/post/21431646180/tu-te-toi-when-do-you-use-them

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Awesome French

"Tu", "te", "toi" : When do you use them ?

TU
Tu ("tüh") is the subject (i.e. it does the action, it is the subject of the verb)
Tu es française (You are French -"you" is the subject of "to be")
Tu ne sors pas le soir (You don't go out at...

pearl igloo Oct 23, 2024, 8:37 AM

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ohh I see

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thank you!!

nimble crane Oct 23, 2024, 8:45 AM

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It's pronoms disjoints vs pronoms conjoints
A bit complicated. Probably best to just accept them as they're used, you'll get a feel for it

pearl igloo Oct 23, 2024, 8:48 AM

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yeah I’m realizing there isn’t a direct English equivalent so it’s hard for my brain to wrap around it

thorny sinew Oct 23, 2024, 8:54 AM

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English pronouns are basically just subject and non-subject which is why it's stumping you

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You might wanna check out this article on personal pronouns for more

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