How to Say "As You" in French

comme toi

The English phrase "as you" is translated into French as comme toi.

Used to compare someone to the person being spoken to.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of comme meaning "as" or "like" and toi meaning "you" (disjunctive pronoun).

Use comme toi for comparisons involving a single person in an informal or familiar context, whereas comme vous is used for formal or plural contexts.

Use comme vous instead of comme toi when addressing a person formally or addressing a group of people.

While comme toi compares traits, French speakers use à ton image to describe someone who is 'just like you' in a deeper or more spiritual way.
The word comme can be used to start an exclamation, where it functions like the English word 'How!' rather than 'As'.
The pronoun toi used in comme toi comes from the Latin 'tē', which was used specifically for the accusative or direct object. This is why it behaves differently than the subject pronoun 'tu'.

Aime ton prochain comme toi-même.
Love your neighbour as much as you love yourself.
This sentence is useful for practicing the use of comme toi in a comparative context.
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Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même.
You will love your neighbour as you love yourself.
This sentence shows how comme toi can be used within a future tense construction.
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Je pense comme toi.
I think the same as you.
This sentence demonstrates how comme toi expresses similarity in thought.
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Vous pouvez procéder comme vous le souhaitez.
You may proceed as you wish.
On peut aller au cinéma ou prendre un café, comme tu veux.
We can go to the cinema or get a coffee, as you like.
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