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hollow nacelle
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Tu peux utiliser les deux, ils s’interchangent. Juste « on » peut être plus familier que « nous ». Par exemple dans une dissertation ou un article, il est déconseillé d’utiliser « on » mais plutôt « nous ».

granite hemlock
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on is used like one in english

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like when one does

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one has something

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one cannot do something

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like that

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nous translates to we

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comme

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"nous parlons" we speak/talk

white kernel
granite hemlock
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yes

outer magnet
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"on" is used in cases of impersonal "we" or impersonal "you", as well as in passive constructions for an undefined third party :

  • "we [as humanity] went to the moon"
  • "how are we [you] doing?"
  • "you [general] don't have to see something to know it exists"
  • "someone told me/I was told"

"Nous" (as a subject pronoun) is reserved for defined groups of people where the speaker is included. However, in almost all contexts has all but been replaced by "on", aside from very formal contexts (essays, schoolwork, formal communications for businesses, etc)

"Nous" as an object pronoun and tonic/stressed pronoun remains unaffected, aside from in reflexive cases ("on se" and not "on nous", which would imply impersonal "on" and personal "nous" - e.g. "someone told us/we were told" => "on nous a dit")

stable spear