Translation
our (plural)
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Word origin
Plural possessive determiner ('our'), from Latin nostros / nostras, accusative plural of noster ('our').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- noster
- English cognates
- nostrum
Examples
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Our neighbours are very nice.
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Our children love spending their holidays at the grandparents'.
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Our results this year exceed all our hopes.
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Our neighbours are hosting a big party next Saturday in the garden.
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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 taught in chapter 4, lesson 11: nos, beau, passé and 7 more words.