m'
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "m"
English
Pronoun
m'
Derived terms
Catalan
Pronoun
m'
- Contraction of em.
Usage notes
Declension
strong/subject | weak (direct object) | weak (indirect object) | possessive | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
proclitic | enclitic | proclitic | enclitic | |||||
singular | 1st person |
standard | jo, mi3 | em, m’ | -me, ’m | em, m’ | -me, ’m | meu |
majestic1 | nós | ens | -nos, ’ns | ens | -nos, ’ns | nostre | ||
2nd person |
standard | tu | et, t’ | -te, ’t | et, t’ | -te, ’t | teu | |
formal1 | vós | us | -vos, -us | us | -vos, -us | vostre | ||
very formal2 | vostè | el, l’ | -lo, ’l | li | -li | seu | ||
3rd person |
m | ell | el, l’ | -lo, ’l | li | -li | seu | |
f | ella | la, l’4 | -la | li | -li | seu | ||
n | ho | -ho | li | -li | seu | |||
plural | ||||||||
1st person | nosaltres | ens | -nos, ’ns | ens | -nos, ’ns | nostre | ||
2nd person |
standard | vosaltres | us | -vos, -us | us | -vos, -us | vostre | |
formal2 | vostès | els | -los, ’ls | els | -los, ’ls | seu | ||
3rd person |
m | ells | els | -los, ’ls | els | -los, ’ls | seu | |
f | elles | les | -les | els | -los, ’ls | seu | ||
3rd person reflexive | si | es, s’ | -se, ’s | es, s’ | -se, ’s | seu | ||
adverbial | ablative/genitive | en, n’ | -ne, ’n | |||||
locative | hi | -hi |
1 Behaves grammatically as plural. 2 Behaves grammatically as third person.
3 Only as object of a preposition. 4 Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.
Franco-Provençal
Pronoun
m' (ORB, broad)
French
Pronunciation
Pronoun
m’
- prevocalic form of me
- Je m'appelle Marcel. — I'm called Marcel.
- (in certain contexts) prevocalic form of moi
- Donne-m'en deux. — Give me two.
Related terms
number | person | gender | nominative (subject) |
accusative (direct complement) |
dative (indirect complement) |
locative (at) |
genitive (of) |
disjunctive (tonic) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | first | — | je, j’ | me, m’ | — | — | moi | |
second | — | tu | te, t’ | — | — | toi | ||
third | masculine | il | le, l’ | lui | y | en | lui | |
feminine | elle | la, l’ | elle | |||||
indeterminate | on1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
reflexive4 | — | se, s’ | — | — | soi | |||
plural | first | — | nous | nous | — | — | nous | |
second2 | — | vous | vous | — | — | vous | ||
third | masculine | ils3 | les | leur | y | en | eux3 | |
feminine | elles | elles |
1 On can also function as a first person plural (although agreeing with third person singular verb forms).
2 Vous is also used as the polite singular form.
3 Ils and eux are also used when a group has a mixture of masculine and feminine members.
4 These forms are also used as third person plural reflexive.
Further reading
- “m'”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
m'
Irish
Pronunciation
Determiner
m' (triggers lenition of a following noun)
See also
person | conjunctive (emphatic) |
disjunctive (emphatic) |
possessive determiner | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | first | mé (mise) |
mo L m' before vowel sounds | ||
second | tú (tusa)1 |
thú (thusa) |
do L d' before vowel sounds | ||
third | m | sé (seisean) |
é (eisean) |
a L | |
f | sí (sise) |
í (ise) |
a H | ||
n | — | ea | — | ||
plural | first | muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne) |
ár E | ||
second | sibh (sibhse)1 |
bhur E | |||
third | siad (siadsan) |
iad (iadsan) |
a E |
Italian
Pronoun
m' (apocopated)
Usage notes
Commonly elides before a vowel, especially i and e.
See also
Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Combined | Disjunctive | Locative | Partitive |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | first | — | io | mi, m', -mi | me | me | — | |||
second | — | tu | ti, t', -ti | te | te | |||||
third | m | lui | si2, s', -si | lo, l', -lo | gli, -gli | glie, se2 | lui, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) |
ne, n' | |
f | lei, Lei1 | la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1 | le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1 | lei, Lei1, sé | ||||||
Plural | first | — | noi | ci, c', -ci | ce | noi | — | |||
second | — | voi, Voi4 | vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4 | ve | voi, Voi4 | |||||
third | m | loro, Loro1 | si, s', -si | li, Li1, -li, -Li1 | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro1 |
glie, se | loro, Loro1, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) |
ne, n' | |
f | le, Le1, -le, -Le1 | |||||||||
1 | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | |||||||||
2 | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | |||||||||
3 | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | |||||||||
4 | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). |
Italian personal pronouns
Louisiana Creole
Pronunciation
Pronoun
m'
- prevocalic form of mo (“I”)
- M'ap bwa labyèr. ― I'm drinking beer.
Middle French
Pronoun
m' (apocopate)
Usage notes
- The apostrophe may be omitted in older manuscripts
- il menvoia ― he sent me
Old French
Pronoun
m'
- prevocalic form of me (“me, myself”)
- prevocalic form of mon, ma (“my, mine”)
- 13th century, Herman de Valenciennes, Assomption Nostre Dame, page 7, column 2, lines 16–17:
- ceo sacez m'amie tuit cil que te requerunt
a tun commandement merci auvrunt- this you know, my friend, that all those who are looking for you
upon your command will have mercy
- this you know, my friend, that all those who are looking for you
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m/ (before a back vowel sound)
- IPA(key): /mʲ/ (before a front vowel sound)
Determiner
m' (triggers lenition of a following noun)
Sassarese
Pronoun
m'
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Determiner
m'
See also
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis; N Triggers eclipsis
1 Used before b-, f-, m- or p-
References
- “m'” in R. A. Armstrong, A Gaelic Dictionary, in Two Parts, London, 1825, →OCLC.
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