I am a bit confused, how do you use soi-même? Thanks.
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
7/03/16
Bonjour Janice,
The French pronoun soi is for impersonal constructions, so you use it with another impersonal word such as on.
For example, On doit le faire soi-même = One has to do it oneself
Compare that to Tu dois le faire toi-même = You have to do it yourself.
The French pronoun soi is for impersonal constructions, so you use it with another impersonal word such as on.
For example, On doit le faire soi-même = One has to do it oneself
Compare that to Tu dois le faire toi-même = You have to do it yourself.
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Janice
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7 March 2016
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I am a bit confused, how do you use soi-même? Thanks.
This relates to:
Expressing 'myself, etc...' with stress pronouns and 'même' -