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In the sentence, On est gentils. Gentils is a plural form...why are you using a plural form with "on".

Marilyn S C.C1Kwiziq community member

In the sentence, On est gentils. Gentils is a plural form...why are you using a plural form with "on".

This question relates to:French lesson "Nous vs on to say "we" in French (French Subject Pronouns)"
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Ryan S.C1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer
In this context, "on" would be "we" so the gentils is plural. If the context was "One is kind", then gentil would be singular.
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In the sentence, On est gentils. Gentils is a plural form...why are you using a plural form with "on".

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