Cool MateOur vs Their
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Our
Bloc à haute fréquenceA1determiner
Their
Bloc à haute fréquenceA1determiner
| Our | Their | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 /["/ɑː(r)//ˈaʊə(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɑːr//ˈaʊər/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/ðeə(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ðer/"]/ |
| Sens | belonging to us | belonging to them |
| Exemple | our daughter/dog/house | Their parties are always fun. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Bloc à haute fréquence | Bloc à haute fréquence |
| Niveau CEFR | A1 | A1 |
| Nature grammaticale | determiner | determiner |
| Collocations | our family, our team, our country | their belongings, their house, their opinions, their responsibilities, their choice |
| Antonymes | your, their, my | our, my, his, her |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Confused with 'are' in some spoken contexts., Omitting it in contractions like 'we're' instead of 'we are'. | 'There' used instead of 'their'., Confusing 'their' with 'they're' (they are)., Using 'their' with singular nouns that aren’t non-binary. |
| Notes d'usage | 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. | Use 'their' to show possession by a group of people. Avoid using 'their' for singular nouns, except in non-binary contexts. It's common in both spoken and written English. |
Questions fréquentes : Our vs Their
Quelle est la différence entre Our et Their ?
Our: belonging to us Their: belonging to them
Our et Their sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
Our: A1, Their: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Our et Their ?
Our: determiner, Their: determiner.
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
Our: our daughter/dog/house Their: Their parties are always fun.
Puis-je utiliser Our et Their de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Our et Their 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.