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Conjugation of verbs, when using pronoun "On".
Replied Jun. 23, 2009
Conjugation of verbs, when using pronoun "On".
Replied Jun. 21, 2009
Conjugation of verbs, when using pronoun "On".
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Indeed, "on" is supposed to be singular, but it's very commonly used as plural.
In fact, native speakers almost never say "Nous", except in very formal speech. For some reason, "On" is almost always used in place of "Nous". If you say something lik…
Thank you for your generous and knowledgable efforts. Your site fits right in to my fascination with every day offering a learning opportunity.
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Claude
Actually it sholdn't come as much a surprise. The pronoun "on" probably was never blessed by the Academie Francaise. As rigid as the Academie may have been, french continues to evolve. I just received and email from a french cousin, in which I was s…
Donc la conjugation singulier plutôt que le pluriel, bien que le même pronom est utilisé comme singulier et pluriel. Très curieux
Merçi
Claude
hello!
"On" is used to talk about several persons, or a person alone.
You can translate it by "we", "he/she", or "they".
for example :
On sort ce soir = we go out tonight
On m'a demandé de répondre = (for example, many possibilities) they asked me t…
I'm certain it isn't the usual first person plural, but cannot recall if it is first person singular or third person plural.
dîtes-on
On marche à pieds ou on marchent à pieds
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