/lœʁ/
Translation
their, to them
Word origin
From Latin illorum ('of those, their'), the genitive plural of ille ('that'). It serves both as the possessive 'their' and as the indirect object pronoun 'to them'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- illorum
Examples
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Their house is two kilometres from the village centre.
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I sent them a message this morning but got no reply.
professeure principale.
The children showed their project to their form teacher.
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I lent them my car for two days.
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Their house is right next to ours.
Leur a deux fonctions : adjectif possessif (leur maison, leurs amis - le pluriel prend un s) et pronom personnel COI invariable (je leur parle - I talk to them, je le leur donne - I give it to them). Cette double fonction est source de confusion pour les apprenants.
En tant que pronom COI, leur est invariable - contrairement à l'adjectif possessif pluriel leurs. Le truc : si on peut substituer à eux/elles, c'est le pronom (je leur dis = je dis à eux) ; si le nom suit, c'est l'adjectif (leur maison = la maison d'eux).
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Grammar articles
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French Possessive Pronouns: le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur
French Possessives: mon, ma, mes and the mon-Before-Vowel Trap
French Pronouns Y and EN: there, some, of it, of them
French Stressed Pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles
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