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'''When use Ou or Où in French?''' | |||
==ou== | ==ou== | ||
It's a coordinating conjunction. It expresses a choice between one or more things and is used in an affirmative sentence. | |||
It can be replaced by "ou bien" (or, else). | It can be replaced by "ou bien" (or, else). | ||
*Example: Je veux du fromage | *Example: Je veux du fromage ou rien du tout. --> Je veux du fromage ou bien rien du tout. | ||
==où== | ==où== | ||
It's an interrogative adverb | It's an interrogative adverb, or subordinating relative pronoun, it indicates a location or time. | ||
It's an interrogative adverb in direct interrogative sentence: « Où allons-nous ? (Where are we going?) | |||
or Indirect « Je te demande où nous allons » (I ask you where we're going). | |||
You can not replace by "ou bien". | You can not replace by "ou bien". | ||