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on can refer to a person or people whose identity is not really known: | '''on''' can refer to a person or people whose identity is not really known: | ||
==Examples== | |||
*On dit que la première année de mariage est la plus difficile | *On dit que la première année de mariage est la plus difficile | ||
People say that the first year of marriage is the most difficult | People say that the first year of marriage is the most difficult | ||
*C'est une région où l'on continue de mourir davantage de maladies de cœur que du cancer | *C'est une région où l'on continue de mourir davantage de maladies de cœur que du cancer | ||
It is an area where more people continue to die from heart disease than from cancer | It is an area where more people continue to die from heart disease than from cancer | ||
*On n'en fabrique plus | *On n'en fabrique plus | ||
They don't make them any more | They don't make them any more | ||
*On m'a volé tout mon argent | *On m'a volé tout mon argent | ||
Someone stole all my money | Someone stole all my money | ||
==Video: The Pronoun ON in French== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUGE0zIayIw</youtube> | |||
Revision as of 17:21, 21 October 2021
Use of on
on can refer to a person or people whose identity is not really known:
Examples
- On dit que la première année de mariage est la plus difficile
People say that the first year of marriage is the most difficult
- C'est une région où l'on continue de mourir davantage de maladies de cœur que du cancer
It is an area where more people continue to die from heart disease than from cancer
- On n'en fabrique plus
They don't make them any more
- On m'a volé tout mon argent
Someone stole all my money