An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. where
Où travaillez-vous ?Where do you work?
a. where
J'ignore où vous habitez.I don't know where you live.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).
pronoun
a. where (conjunction)
C’est le supermarché où je fais mes courses.This is the supermarket where I get my groceries.
b. in (preposition)
Le musée où nous sommes aujourd’hui était autrefois une église.This museum we're in today used to be a church.
c. in which (conjunction)
Je vais te montrer la maison où nous vivions quand j’étais petite.I'm going to show you the house in which we used to live when I was little.
a. wherever (conjunction)
Je te suivrai où tu iras.I'll follow you wherever you go.
a. when (conjunction)
Au moment où le chanteur est apparu sur scène, la foule s'est mise à crier.At the moment when the singer appeared on stage, the crowd started screaming.
b. that (conjunction)
Bien sûr, j’étais malade le jour où les cours ont été annulés.Of course, I was sick the day that classes got cancelled.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Au moment où j'ai appris la nouvelle, je t'ai téléphoné.The moment I heard the news, I called you.
Nous avons acheté une maison l'année où nous nous sommes mariés.We bought a house the year we got married.
a. in (preposition)
Dans l'état où vous êtes, il est déconseillé de conduire.In the condition you're in, it's not recommended to drive.
b. in which (conjunction)
Nous sommes confrontés à une situation où les tensions actuelles sont sur le point de se transformer en conflit armé.We are facing a situation in which the current tensions are on the verge of turning into armed conflict.
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