French word

me

Pronunciation

IPA/mə/

Meaning

  • pronounme

Example

Il me voit.

He sees me.

Illustration for me (me)

More examples

Tu me crois?

Do you believe me?

Core concept

A small pronoun placed before a verb to mark the speaker as its direct or indirect object.

Common phrases

  • me voir

    see me

  • me comprendre

    understand me

  • me croire

    believe me

Similar words

moi: A stressed form for the speaker, used for emphasis or after a preposition.
te: An object pronoun for the listener, placed before a verb.
nous: An object pronoun for a group including the speaker, placed before a verb.
vous: An object pronoun for one or more listeners, placed before a verb.

Definition in French

S'emploie pour la première personne comme complément direct ou indirect, avant le verbe ; devient m' devant une voyelle ou un h muet.

Word origin

French me comes from Latin me, the accusative form of ego, and continues the unstressed object-pronoun use inherited through earlier French.

Usage tips

  • Before a vowel or mute h, me contracts to m', as in "Il m'aime" and "Il m'habille".

Other meanings

  • myselfpronoun

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