Nous-mêmes (en. Ourselves)

/nu mɛm/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Used to emphasize 'us' as a group.

We ourselves made this decision together.

Nous-mêmes, nous avons pris cette décision ensemble.

To differentiate between the group and others.

It was us who organized the event, not another team.

C'est nous-mêmes qui avons organisé l'événement, pas une autre équipe.

From French 'nous' (personal pronoun) and 'mêmes' (pronominal adjective reflecting the identity of a group).

we saw them ourselves

We were direct witnesses.

nous les avons vus nous-mêmes

we must take responsibility ourselves

We must take our own responsibilities.

nous devons nous responsabiliser nous-mêmes

Plural personal pronoun representing a speaking group.

nous

same

Pronominal adjective indicating identity or equality.

même

To refer to a very close group of friends.

We, the buddies, ourselves, are organizing outings.

Nous, les potes, nous-mêmes, on s'organise des sorties.

Used by a group to celebrate something they did together.

We won the match, ourselves, it was epic.

On a gagné le match, nous-mêmes, c'était épique.