Learn French: Moi, je suis ici sans lui. - Me, I am here without him.

Moi, je suis ici sans lui.

Me, I am here without him.

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Questions & Answers about Moi, je suis ici sans lui.

Why do we say Moi, je instead of just starting with Je?

In French, you can use a stressed pronoun like moi (me) right before the subject pronoun je (I) to add emphasis. It creates a contrast, similar to saying "As for me, I am here" or putting heavy spoken stress on the word "I" in English.

Is it mandatory to include Moi at the beginning of this sentence?

Not at all! The sentence Je suis ici sans lui is perfectly correct on its own. Adding Moi just gives the sentence extra punch to highlight that you are talking about yourself, perhaps in contrast to what someone else is doing.

Why do we use lui after sans instead of il?

Il is a subject pronoun, meaning it has to do the action of a verb (like "he is"). After a preposition—a small connecting word like sans (without), avec (with), or pour (for)—you must always use a stressed pronoun instead. The stressed pronoun for "him" is lui.

I've seen lui used to mean "to her" before. Could sans lui mean "without her"?