Vous-mêmes (en. Yourselves)

/vu.mɛm/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Used to speak directly to a group, highlighting personal responsibility.

You must make the decisions yourselves.

Vous devez prendre les décisions vous-mêmes.

Indicates that the action or responsibility falls on the people being addressed.

If you want to do it right, do it yourselves.

Si vous voulez le faire correctement, faites-le vous-mêmes.

Expresses an idea of autonomy or personal initiative.

Don’t rely on others, you have to do it yourselves.

Ne comptez pas sur les autres, vous devez le faire vous-mêmes.

Formed by the contraction of 'you' and 'yourselves', emphasizing the focus on the addressed group.

You all yourselves

All members of the group, each of you.

Vous tous vous-même

Yourselves and not others

This implies a distinction between the addressed group and others.

Vous-mêmes et pas les autres

Yourselves as a community

Emphasizes the collective identity of the group.

Vous-mêmes en tant que communauté

you

Pronoun used to address one or more people.

vous

self

Indicates similarity or identity.

même

oneself

Relates to oneself, often used for introspection.

soi

Expressed informally to emphasize the group.

You yourselves created this project.

Vous-mêmes, vous avez créé ce projet.

Used to highlight a personal ability or skill.

You can say that you are capable of doing it yourselves.

Vous pouvez dire que vous êtes capables de le faire vous-mêmes.