emphatic/disjunctive pronouns

emphatic pronoun je

moi

usage of emphatic pronouns

used for emphasis, to stress the subject/object and often after prepositions or conjunctions to refer to somone in isolation

tu

toi

il

lui

nous

nous

vous

vous

ils

eux

elles

elles

elle

elle

Moi, je veux partir

used to emphasise subject example

use of emphatic pronouns after preopositions

Emphatic pronouns follow prepositions like avec (with), pour (for), chez (at someone's place), etc.

je vais chez moi

emphatic pronoun usage after preposition

How are emphatic pronouns used in isolation?

Emphatic pronouns can stand alone as answers to questions.

Qui veut du café? (Who wants coffee?)
Moi ! (Me!)

emphatic pronoun usage in isolation

How are emphatic pronouns used after c'est?

Emphatic pronouns are used after c'est to identify or emphasize someone.

c’est toi!

usage to emphasise or identify someone example

Translate: I’m going with you.

Je vais avec toi.

Translate: He’s taller than him.

Il est plus grand que lui.

It’s us!

C’est nous !

Translate: I’ll go to their house (the boys’ house).

Je vais chez eux.

What emphatic pronoun follows ce sont?

Use eux or elles depending on the subject’s gender, e.g. Ce sont eux (It’s them, masculine/mixed group).
Ce sont elles (It’s them, feminine).