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[next wharf]

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[summer saffron]

It’s replaced « nous » as the plural first person subject (we) but it doesn’t always mean ‘we’

« On frappe à la porte »
That’s the passive, by the way, and would be translated as, ‘The door is being knocked’

[grim chasm]

Can you pls give example for the exception ones? I am having a tough time understanding it

[grim chasm]

So here “on” is just a subject?

[summer saffron]

The indefinite subject pronoun yes

[grim chasm]

Got it. Thankyou!

[summer saffron]

You can read this article for more info on the pronoun « on »