elles-mêmes

See also: ellesmêmes

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛl.mɛm/

Pronoun

elles-mêmes

1. (emphatic) themselves

Usage notes

• Emphatic reflexive pronouns are used for extra emphasis where they are not grammatically required:

  elle l’a vu ― she saw it

  elle l’a vu elle-même ― she saw it herself

• elles-mêmes is used for groups of all females or groups of nouns of all feminine gender