moi/mwa/
pronoun / noun · A1 · Frequency 63
pronouncommon
Meanings
me
Used as a disjunctive pronoun for emphasis, independently, or after prepositions, e.g. “C’est moi.”, “Donne-le-moi.”
Examples
Moi, je préfère rester à la maison ce soir.
I would rather stay home tonight.
Ce message est pour moi, pas pour mon frère.
This message is for me, not for my brother.
Collocations
- C’est moi qui décide.It is me who decides.
- Donne-le-moi s’il te plaît.Please give it to me.
- Regarde-moi attentivement.Look at me carefully.
Common mistakes
moi-même
moi
“moi-même” is an emphatic form and not identical to the simple “moi”; learners often confuse them.
me regarde
regarde-moi
In imperatives, the object pronoun follows the verb, e.g. “Regarde-moi”, not “me regarde”.
Related words
synonymmoi-mêmemyself
- antonymtoiyou (second-person singular)
Grammar note
The disjunctive pronoun moi is used for emphasis, as an independent subject, and after prepositions; it is also used as the object in imperative constructions.
nounmasculine
Meanings
the ego; the me
Used in psychological or philosophical contexts to denote the concept of the self; relatively formal or abstract usage.
Examples
Cette thérapie aide à mieux comprendre le moi.
This therapy helps to better understand the ego.
Le moi peut changer avec les expériences de la vie.
The ego can change with life experiences.
Le roman explore le conflit entre le moi et la société.
The novel explores the conflict between the ego and society.
Collocations
- le moi profondthe deep self
- le moi de la personnethe person's ego
Common mistakes
C'est moi qui a fait ça.
C'est moi qui ai fait ça.
When using the stressed pronoun 'moi' as the subject, the verb must agree with the subject and be in the first-person singular form.
Related words
synonymegoego
antonymautruiothers
nounmasculine
Meanings
the ego; the me
Used in psychological or philosophical contexts to denote the concept of the self; relatively formal or abstract usage.
Examples
Le moé prend trop de place dans ses décisions quotidiennes.
The ego takes up too much space in his everyday decisions.
La méditation l'aide à observer le moé sans le juger.
Meditation helps him observe the ego without judging it.
Dans ce débat, le moé de chacun a fini par dominer la discussion.
In this debate, everyone's ego eventually took over the discussion.