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Nous/on
"et nous, on fera tout ce qui nous plaît" was a sentence from a writing challenge. Is it common to hop back and forth between nous and on like this?
Asked 8 years ago
Bonjour Joakim !
Yes, in this case it's perfectly normal, as there is no disjunctive/stress pronoun equivalence for "on", so you revert to "nous".
Therefore, when you want to use a stress pronoun to emphasise or distinguish ("and *us*, we do this"), you will end up using "nous", even if you're using "on" as a subject pronoun.
I hope that makes sense!
À bientôt !
Yes, in this case it's perfectly normal, as there is no disjunctive/stress pronoun equivalence for "on", so you revert to "nous".
Therefore, when you want to use a stress pronoun to emphasise or distinguish ("and *us*, we do this"), you will end up using "nous", even if you're using "on" as a subject pronoun.
I hope that makes sense!
À bientôt !
AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
You could also say "Et quant à nous / Et en ce qui nous concerne" :)
Joakim R. asked:
Nous/on
"et nous, on fera tout ce qui nous plaît" was a sentence from a writing challenge. Is it common to hop back and forth between nous and on like this?
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