nous sommes

nous sommes
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., il était une fois).
phrase
a. we are
Nous sommes devant le portail ! Vous venez ?We are in front of the gate! Are you coming?
b. we're
Nous sommes pressés. Nous devons être au restaurant dans cinq minutes !We're in a hurry. We have to be at the restaurant in five minutes!
a. we have
Nous sommes devenus plus amicaux avec le temps.We have become friendlier with time.
b. we've
Nous sommes souvent allés à la plage cette semaine.We've gone down to the beach a lot this week.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Nous sommes arrivés avec trois heures de retard.We arrived three hours late.
Nous sommes restés à la maison pour aider notre mère.We stayed at home to help our mother.
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