Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-on

Use of on

on can refer to a person or people whose identity is not really known:

• 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