Translation
where, in which (interrogative and relative adverb)
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Word origin
The conjunction ('or') is from Latin aut ('or'); the adverb 'ou' with a grave accent ('where') is from Latin ubi. Both reduced to the same spoken form in Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aut
Examples
?
Where is the station?
?
Where do you live?
?
Where did you put my glasses?
.
The town where I grew up is by the sea.
.
This is the village where I was born.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 8: où, toi, lui and 11 more words.