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"On ne doit pas.." How we can understand instantly this sentence is talking about We or People?

Alican P.A0Kwiziq community member

"On ne doit pas.." How we can understand instantly this sentence is talking about We or People?

This question relates to:French lesson "On can mean either we/one/people (French Subject Pronouns)"
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GruffNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hi Alican, you can't really. It would made clear from the context of the conversation though. I.e. the previous sentence(s) will have introduced the context for either 'we' or people in general.
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"On ne doit pas.." How we can understand instantly this sentence is talking about We or People?

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