Nos (en. Our)

/nɔ/

Meaning & Definition

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pronoun

Refers to something that belongs to 'us'.

Our friends are here.

Nos amis sont ici.

Used to express collective possession.

We must protect our values.

Nous devons protéger nos valeurs.

Employed to indicate things specific to a group.

Look at our projects for the year.

Regarde nos projets pour l'année.

Comes from the Latin 'noster', which means 'our'.

nowadays

Referring to the current period.

nos jours

our children

Talking about our collective descendants.

nos enfants

in our dreams

Expresses something desired but unlikely.

dans nos rêves

our

Singular possessive pronoun of the first person plural.

notre

ours

Adjectival form to denote something that belongs to us.

nôtre

ours

Another way to talk about things that belong to us.

les nôtres

Hang in there among friends, referring to close bonds.

We always stick together in our struggles.

On reste toujours ensemble dans nos galères.

A term used to designate a group one identifies with.

The ours always have the best plan.

Les nos ont toujours le meilleur plan.