I'm trying to work out what to do when the two subjects are a person and something inanimate. Basically I want to say "I miss you and Paris" - and can only come up with "Toi et Paris me manquent" which doesn't seem right, or "Toi et Paris me manquez" -which definitely seems wrong! Maybe this is something you just can't say in French?
When one of the subjects is an inanimate object
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Jim L.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
When one of the subjects is an inanimate object
This question relates to:French lesson "Using nous/vous/ils/elles to replace compound subjects (French Subject Pronouns)"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Jim,
It would be -
Toi et Paris (vous) me manquez
It doesn't matter that Paris is inanimate
Toi et ta mère (vous) me manquez énormément
You could also say -
Tu me manques et Paris aussi ( me manque)
Bonne Continuation!
Alan G. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
It's not unusual to refer to Paris as "tu" in songs, etc. so perhaps "Toi et Paris me manquez" would not be out of the question?
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