French subject pronoun: je = I
The first person singular French subject pronoun je is used a lot like its English equivalent «I»:
Je travaille tous les jours.
I work every day.
Je veux voir ce film.
I want to see this movie.
Je sais ce qui s’est passé.
I know what happened.
Notes
1. Unlike «I,» je is only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.
Hier, je suis allé à la plage.
Yesterday, I went to the beach.
Non, je ne veux pas voir ce film.
No, I don’t want to see this movie.
Dois-je commencer maintenant ?
Do I have to start now?
2. Je contracts to j’ when followed by a vowel or mute h.
J’aime danser.
I like to dance.
Tu sais, j’ai le même problème.
You know, I have the same problem.
Oui, j’habite en France.
Yes, I live in France.