French - Spanish Dictionary
/ʒə/
Je is the first-person singular subject pronoun in French, equivalent to Spanish yo. It refers to the speaker and is used as the subject of a verb.
| # | Type | French | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | je personal pronoun | yo |
Je m'appelle Marie.
Me llamo María.
Je vais à l'école tous les jours.
Voy a la escuela todos los días.
Je ne comprends pas cette question.
No entiendo esta pregunta.
Je is always used as a subject pronoun before a verb and cannot stand alone in standard French like yo can in Spanish. In negative sentences, ne comes between je and the verb (je ne vais pas). Remember that je becomes j' before vowels or silent h (j'ai, j'habite).
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