1. As mentioned above, disjunctives
are mostly used after prepositions and can only
replace people, not things. However, if the
preposition is à, there are two possible
rules:
à + person = indirect pronoun
à + person + à = disjunctive
pronoun, in these cases:
| se fier à |
to trust |
| s'habituer à |
to get used to |
| s'intéresser à |
to be interested in |
| penser à |
to think about |
| rêver à |
to dream about |
2. They can also be used alone, to emphasize
a subject, with être à (to belong to)
or in compound subjects.
Moi, j'ai faim. Me,
I am hungry.
Ses amis et lui, ils aiment manger. His
friends and he, they like to eat.
Ce livre est à moi! That book is
mine!
3. They can be added to -même
to mean -self.
elle-même = herself
4. They are also used with ne...que.
C'est n'est que lui. It's
only him.
