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we

/wiː/ /wi/

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pronoun

Nous

(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

Examples :

"We are going to the park after school today. "

Nous allons au parc après l'école aujourd'hui.

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Illustration we - Image 1

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pronoun

Nous

(personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)

Examples :

"We are going to the park after school today. "

Nous allons au parc après l'école aujourd'hui.

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Illustration we - Image 1

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pronoun

Nous

(personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)

Examples :

"We believe that students should be given more opportunities to learn about different cultures. "

Nous pensons que les étudiants devraient avoir davantage d'occasions de découvrir différentes cultures.

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pronoun

Nous

(personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.

Examples :

"How are we all tonight?"

Comment allons-nous tous ce soir ?

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pronoun

Nous

(personal, often considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.

Examples :

"How are we feeling this morning?"

Comment allons-nous ce matin ?

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