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Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When one of the subjects is an inanimate object

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?

This question relates to:French lesson "Using nous/vous/ils/elles to replace compound subjects (French Subject Pronouns)"

Asked 4 years ago

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

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!

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Alan G.C1Kwiziq 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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Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Jim,

How about "Ce que me manque, c'est tu et Paris." ?

Jim

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Jim L. asked:

When one of the subjects is an inanimate object

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?

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