nous

nous
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).
pronoun
a. we
Nous allons regarder le film ce soir.We're going to watch the movie tonight.
a. us
Katie va nous appeler quand elle sera rentrée à la maison.Katie is going to call us when she gets home.
b. ourselves
Ma femme et moi nous considérons très chanceux.My wife and I consider ourselves very lucky.
c. each other
Nous ne nous voyons au travail que le vendredi.We only see each other at work on Fridays.
d. one another
Il est clair que nous nous agaçons souvent.It's clear that we annoy one another often.
e.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Nous ne pouvons pas nous occuper de tout !We can't take care of everything!
Nous ne devrions pas nous coucher trop tard ce soir.We shouldn't go to bed too late tonight.
a. us
Pablo nous a raconté une histoire intéressante.Pablo told us an interesting story.
b. to us
Cette voiture noire-là nous appartient.That black car belongs to us.
c. ourselves
Nous nous sommes fait mal en skiant.We hurt ourselves skiing.
d. to ourselves
Nous nous sommes attribué les tâches les plus difficiles.We assigned the hardest tasks to ourselves.
e. each other
On me dit que ma maman et moi nous ressemblons.They say that my mom and I resemble each other.
f. to each other
Nous nous parlons au téléphone tous les jours.We talk to each other on the phone every day.
g. one another
Nous voulions nous poser beaucoup de questions pendant notre rendez-vous.We wanted to ask one another a lot of questions during our date.
h. to one another
Mon copain et moi nous sommes donné un petit cadeau pour la Saint-Valentin.My boyfriend and I gave a small gift to one another for Valentine's Day.
i.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Ma copine et moi nous sommes rendu compte que nous avions oublié nos billets à la maison.My girlfriend and I realized we'd forgotten our tickets at home.
C'est exactement ce que nous nous demandions !That's exactly what we were wondering!
a. us
Les autres n'aiment pas les fruits de mer. Mais nous, on adore ça !The others don't like seafood. But us, we love it!
b. as for us (before a clause)
Je sais que vous aimez l'hiver. Nous, nous ne pouvons pas supporter le froid !I know you love winter. As for us, we can't stand the cold!
a. us
Cette astuce ne fonctionne jamais pour nous.This trick never works for us.
b. ourselves
Nous apprenons à rire de nous plus souvent.We're learning to laugh at ourselves more often.
a. we
C’est nous qui devrions payer le dîner.We are the ones who should pay for dinner.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. first-person plural pronoun
Dans cet exercice, conjuguez les verbes à l'impératif avec le « nous ».In this exercise, conjugate the verbs in the imperative with the first-person plural pronoun.
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