Moi non plus !

me neither

Questions & Answers about Moi non plus !

Why is it moi and not je?

Because moi is the stressed/disjunctive pronoun, not the normal subject pronoun.

• je = I as the subject of a full verb: Je parle.
• moi = me / I, used for emphasis, contrast, or short standalone expressions

In Moi non plus !, the verb is understood, not spoken. So French uses moi, not je.

Compare:

• Je ne veux pas y aller. = I don’t want to go.
• Moi non plus ! = Me neither / Neither do I.

Is Moi non plus ! the opposite of Moi aussi !?

Yes, exactly.

• Moi aussi ! is used after an affirmative statement.
  
  • J’aime le café.
  • Moi aussi !
• Moi non plus ! is used after a negative statement.
  
  • Je n’aime pas le café.
  • Moi non plus !

So they are a matching pair:

• aussi = also / too
• non plus = not either / neither

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