on = we in everyday speech, with a THIRD-PERSON singular verb; on = people in general (en France, on ...); on y va, on se voit: fixed everyday uses.

How do you use on in a sentence?

Ce soir, on mange au restaurant, Paul et moi. (Tonight Paul and I are eating at the restaurant.)

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We in French

The French word is on. It means we (everyday speech); people, one.

grammar word

we (everyday speech); people, one

Examples · 2

on = we in everyday speech, with a THIRD-PERSON singular verb
Ce soir, on mange au restaurant, Paul et moi.Tonight Paul and I are eating at the restaurant.
on = people in general (en France, on ...)
En France, on fait la bise pour dire bonjour.In France, people kiss on the cheek to say hello.

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we (everyday speech); people, one

on = we in everyday speech, with a THIRD-PERSON singular verb
Ce soir, on mange au restaurant, Paul et moi.Tonight Paul and I are eating at the restaurant.
on = people in general (en France, on ...)
En France, on fait la bise pour dire bonjour.In France, people kiss on the cheek to say hello.
on y va, on se voit: fixed everyday uses
On y va, le train part dans cinq minutes.Let's go, the train leaves in five minutes.

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How do you say we in French?: On. It means we (everyday speech); people, one.
When do you use on?: on = we in everyday speech, with a THIRD-PERSON singular verb; on = people in general (en France, on ...); on y va, on se voit: fixed everyday uses.
How do you use on in a sentence?: Ce soir, on mange au restaurant, Paul et moi. (Tonight Paul and I are eating at the restaurant.)

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