Bedeutung
Expressing one's personal opinion or contribution.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In French business culture, 'Pour ma part' is a way to show 'autonomie' (autonomy). It signals that you are a thinking individual, not just a 'yes-man'. While used in Quebec, it can sometimes be replaced by 'De mon bord' in more casual settings, though 'Pour ma part' remains the standard for formal writing. Swiss French speakers use it frequently in their consensus-based political system to state individual cantonal or personal positions. In Francophone Africa, formal French is often very structured. 'Pour ma part' is a common feature of polite, respectful administrative speech.
Use it to disagree politely
If you disagree with a boss, start with 'Pour ma part...' to make it sound like a personal perspective rather than an attack.
Gender Trap
Never say 'Pour mon part'. Even if you are a man, 'part' is feminine.
Bedeutung
Expressing one's personal opinion or contribution.
Use it to disagree politely
If you disagree with a boss, start with 'Pour ma part...' to make it sound like a personal perspective rather than an attack.
Gender Trap
Never say 'Pour mon part'. Even if you are a man, 'part' is feminine.
The Comma is Key
In writing, always put a comma after 'Pour ma part' when it starts a sentence.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word.
Pour ___ part, je ne suis pas d'accord.
'Part' is a feminine noun, so it requires the feminine possessive adjective 'ma'.
Which sentence is the most formal?
Choose the best way to give an opinion in a board meeting.
'Pour ma part' combined with 'considérer' and 'regrettable' creates a high formal register.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Tout le monde veut aller à la plage. B: ________, je préfère rester à la piscine.
This is the standard fixed expression to introduce a contrasting personal preference.
Match the phrase to the context.
Where would you most likely hear 'Pour ma part'?
It is a hallmark of formal, structured French discourse.
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Pour ma part vs. À mon avis
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenPour ___ part, je ne suis pas d'accord.
'Part' is a feminine noun, so it requires the feminine possessive adjective 'ma'.
Choose the best way to give an opinion in a board meeting.
'Pour ma part' combined with 'considérer' and 'regrettable' creates a high formal register.
A: Tout le monde veut aller à la plage. B: ________, je préfère rester à la piscine.
This is the standard fixed expression to introduce a contrasting personal preference.
Where would you most likely hear 'Pour ma part'?
It is a hallmark of formal, structured French discourse.
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is rare. Usually, it's at the beginning or middle. At the end, it sounds like an afterthought.
Yes, it sounds more structured and professional.
Yes, if the company is feminine (une entreprise), you can say 'Pour sa part, l'entreprise...'.
'Perso' is the slang version. Use it with friends, never in an essay.
It comes from the Latin feminine noun 'pars'.
Yes, but it might make you look very serious or formal.
You would say 'Pour notre part' (For our part) if speaking for a group.
No, it means 'As for me'. 'Partiellement' means partially.
Very often, especially in first-person narratives and essays.
Yes, it's an excellent transition word.
Verwandte Redewendungen
En ce qui me concerne
synonymAs far as I'm concerned
Quant à moi
similarAs for me
À mon avis
similarIn my opinion
De mon côté
similarFrom my side
Personnellement
synonymPersonally
Pour ma gouverne
contrastFor my information
