Difference between "nous" and "on"?
I'm beginner in French and i wanna know what's the difference between "nous" and "on" as well as how i conjugate the verbs when i say "on" and if there are more uses for the word "on" in french.
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"On" est un pronom qui a différentes valeurs. Sa conjugaison dépend de sa valeur. Mais il est toujours fonction sujet.
"On" est indéfini lorsqu'il évoque l'homme en général.
Le verbe est à la 3ème personne du singulier. Les accords se font à la 3ème personne du singulier.
Ex : On n'est jamais sûr de rien.
"On" a la valeur d'un pronom personnel, souvent "nous" mais il peut remplacer d'autres pronoms.
Le verbe est à la 1ère personne du pluriel. Les accords se font selon les personnes désignées par "on".
Ex : On s'est rencontrés à la piscine (nous nous sommes rencontrés).
En général, "on" est employé dans le langage oral.
"on" is a pronoun which has different uses. It's always a subject. How to conjugate it depends on what its value is.
When "on" doesn't refer to someone in specific, you conjugate at the 3rd person singular.
When "on" is put at the place of "nous", you conjugate at the 1st person plural and you make adjectives agree with "nous" depending on what the appointed people are.
Ex: If "nous" is both girl, the adjective is plural feminine.
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"on" is "we", "some of us", "they" and "one" (as in one does this, one thinks...). There is no straightforward answer as it doesn't exist in English and its meaning can change.
It's conjugated just like il/elle (3rd person singular).
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