In the sentence".....quand on fume....". "On" is translated as "people", I thought that "on" was singular.

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In the sentence".....quand on fume....". "On" is translated as "people", I thought that "on" was singular.

This question relates to:French lesson "Ça = that/this/it (French Demonstrative Pronouns)"

Asked 6 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Roy,

If you take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson, you will see the different uses of 'on' and their equivalence in English , one of which being 'people'-

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/on-can-mean-we-one-and-people

Hope this helps!

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In the sentence".....quand on fume....". "On" is translated as "people", I thought that "on" was singular.

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