"Je l'ai fabriqué moi-même." = I made it myself. How about the French translation for "I made it on my own"?

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"Je l'ai fabriqué moi-même." = I made it myself. How about the French translation for "I made it on my own"?

What is the French translation for " The director sweeps the floor himself" (Not the cleaner, not his employees, not someone else, but the director himself who sweeps the floor)?

This question relates to:French lesson "Using [French stress pronouns] + même(s) to express "myself/yourself/etc" in French"

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Joan,

Moi-même doesn't mean on my own, it just means, myself which is not the same thing

You would use 'tout seul' for, on my own -

Je travaille mieux tout (e) seul(e) = I work better on my own

Je l'ai fabriqué moi-même means you made it yourself, you didn't buy it.

Hope this helps!

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"Je l'ai fabriqué moi-même." = I made it myself. How about the French translation for "I made it on my own"?

What is the French translation for " The director sweeps the floor himself" (Not the cleaner, not his employees, not someone else, but the director himself who sweeps the floor)?

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