Cool MateIts vs Our
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Its
Top 1000 (très courant)A1determiner
Our
Bloc à haute fréquenceA1determiner
| Its | Our | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/ɑː(r)//ˈaʊə(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɑːr//ˈaʊər/"]/ |
| Sens | Belonging to it. | belonging to us |
| Exemple | Turn the box on its side. | our daughter/dog/house |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 1000 (très courant) | Bloc à haute fréquence |
| Niveau CEFR | A1 | A1 |
| Nature grammaticale | determiner | determiner |
| Collocations | its meaning, its value, its characteristics | our family, our team, our country |
| Antonymes | his, her, their | your, their, my |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Confused with 'it's' (it is or it has)., Used incorrectly to refer to people instead of objects., Omitted when needed to show possession. | Confused with 'are' in some spoken contexts., Omitting it in contractions like 'we're' instead of 'we are'. |
| Notes d'usage | Used to show that something belongs to an object or animal. Make sure not to confuse it with 'it's' (it is). | Used to show that something belongs to a group that includes the speaker. It's appropriate in most contexts, both spoken and written. Avoid using in very formal writing where other possessive forms might be preferred. |
Questions fréquentes : Its vs Our
Quelle est la différence entre Its et Our ?
Its: Belonging to it. Our: belonging to us
Its et Our sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
Its: A1, Our: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Its et Our ?
Its: determiner, Our: determiner.
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
Its: Turn the box on its side. Our: our daughter/dog/house
Puis-je utiliser Its et Our de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Its et Our sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.