leur

French

Etymology

From Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lœʁ/
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  • Homophones: leurre, leurrent, leurres, leurs
  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Pronoun

leur m pl or f pl

  1. (personal, indirect) (to) them
    Je leur ai donné un coup de main.
    I gave them a hand.
French personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject)		 Accusative
(direct complement)		 Dative
(indirect complement)		 Locative
(at)		 Genitive
(of)		 Disjunctive
(tonic)
SingularFirst— je, j’ me, m’ —— moi
Second— tu te, t’ —— toi
ThirdMasculine il le, l’ lui y en lui
Feminine elle la, l’ elle
Indeterminate on1 —— —— —
Reflexive — se, s’4 — — soi4
PluralFirst— nous nous —— nous
Second— vous2 vous2,3 —— vous2
ThirdMasculine ils3 les leur y en eux3
Feminine elles elles
1 Also used as the first person plural.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
3 Also used when a group has both men and women.
4 Also used as third person plural reflexive.

Determiner

leur (plural leurs)

  1. their
    Je peux voir leur maison d'ici.
    I can see their house from here.

Derived terms
Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person mon1mames
Second person ton1tates
Third person son1sases
PluralFirst person notrenos
Second person votre2vos2
Third person leurleurs
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French lor.

Pronoun

leur

  1. (object pronoun) them

Descendants
  • French: leur
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