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/no/

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Translation

our (plural)

Word origin

Plural possessive determiner ('our'), from Latin nostros / nostras, accusative plural of noster ('our').

Origin
Latin
Root
noster
English cognates
nostrum

Examples

cette tous .

Our results this year exceed all our hopes.

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We apologise for the delay in processing your file.

-.

Our children love spending their holidays at the grandparents'.

.

Our neighbours are hosting a big party next Saturday in the garden.

l'.

We left our suitcases in the hotel room.

est le pluriel de notre, adjectif possessif de la première personne du pluriel. Il s'emploie devant des noms pluriels des deux genres : nos amis, nos décisions. La liaison est obligatoire en français soigné devant une voyelle : nos amis /no zami/.

Dans le discours institutionnel ou associatif, nos crée une solidarité rhétorique en incluant l'auditoire : nos valeurs, nos engagements. Nos prononcé avec un o ouvert /nɔ/ en certaines régions ou par certains locuteurs - mais la prononciation standard est /no/. À ne pas confondre avec non (negation) à l'oreille dans certains contextes.

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This word is part of lesson 4.