French word

personnellement

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛʁsonɛləmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbpersonally

Example

Je personnellement préfère le thé.

I personally prefer tea.

Illustration for personnellement (personally)

More examples

Personnellement, je trouve ce film intéressant.

Personally, I find this film interesting.

Core concept

A speaker steps out from a general statement to mark an individual view.

Common phrases

  • personnellement, je pense

    personally, I think

  • personnellement, je préfère

    personally, I prefer

Similar words

pour ma part: States the speaker's own position or preference.
de mon côté: Indicates the speaker's viewpoint or circumstances.
quant à moi: Introduces a personal opinion.

Definition in French

Signale que ce qui est dit correspond à la position personnelle du locuteur, distincte d'une affirmation générale.

Word origin

The adverb personnellement is formed from the adjective personnel, inherited through French from Latin personalis, plus -ment.

Usage tips

  • Personnellement can soften a disagreement by limiting the claim to the speaker, but it still explicitly marks that speaker's position.

Other meanings

  • in my viewadverb
  • as for meadverb

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