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Or in French
ou
The French word is ou. It means or.
ou
grammar word
or
Examples · 2
a choice between two things
Le soir, je lis un livre ou je regarde la télé.In the evening, I read a book or I watch TV.a choice in a question
Tu préfères le thé ou le café ?Do you prefer tea or coffee?
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or
a choice between two things
Le soir, je lis un livre ou je regarde la télé.In the evening, I read a book or I watch TV.a choice in a question
Tu préfères le thé ou le café ?Do you prefer tea or coffee?
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- How do you say or in French?
- Ou. It means or.
- When do you use ou?
- a choice between two things; a choice in a question.
- How do you use ou in a sentence?
- Le soir, je lis un livre ou je regarde la télé. (In the evening, I read a book or I watch TV.)
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- commenthow
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- dusome
- ensome of it, of them
- etand
- il y athere is, there are
- lethe
- maisbut
- meme, to me
- moime
- monmy, your, his, her, our, their
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- nouswe
- onwe
- oùwhere
- parce quebecause
- pourfor
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