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our  (our)
adj. The possessive form of we.
Used as a modifier before a noun: our accomplishments; our hometown.

[Middle English, from Old English re; see nes-2 in Indo-European roots.]

our [aʊə]
determiner
1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us our best vodka our parents are good to us
2. belonging to or associated with all people or people in general our nearest planet is Venus
3. a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs
4. Informal (often sarcastic) used instead of your are our feet hurting?
5. Dialect belonging to the family of the speaker it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow
[Old English ūre (genitive plural), from us; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara]
Translations
our [aʊəʳ] POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → nuestro/a; (with plural noun) → nuestros/as
our housenuestra casa
our neighbours are very nicenuestros vecinos son muy simpáticos
we took off our coatsnos quitamos los abrigos
they stole our carnos robaron el coche

our [ˈaʊər] adj (followed by singular noun)notre; (followed by plural noun)nos
Our house is quite big → Notre maison est plutôt grande.
Our neighbours are very nice → Nos voisins sont très gentils.
Our Lady n (= the Virgin Mary) → la Sainte Vierge f
Our Lord n (= Jesus Christ) → notre Seigneur m

our
poss adjunser; these are our own makedie stellen wir selbst her; Our Father (in prayer) → Vater unser; the Our Fatherdas Vaterunser or Unservater (Sw) ? also my POSS ADJ

our [ˈaʊəʳ] poss adjil nostro/la nostra, i nostri/le nostre pl
this is our house → questa è la nostra casa
at our house → a casa nostra
our brother → nostro fratello
our [ˈaʊəʳ] poss adjil nostro/la nostra, i nostri/le nostre pl
this is our house → questa è la nostra casa
at our house → a casa nostra
our brother → nostro fratello

our
adj our [auə]
belonging to us This is our house. ons لنا، خاصَّتُنا наш náš vores unser (δικός) μας nuestro; nuestra meie (oma) مال ما؛ ...ما meidän notre שֶׁלָנוּ हमारा, अपना naš, naša (a mi) -unk, -ünk milik kami okkar nostro/a/i/e 私たちの 우리의 mūsų mūsu kami ons vår nasz nosso nostru наш náš naš naš vår, vårt, våra ของเรา (bizim...) -imiz 我們的 наш ہمارا của chúng ta
pron ours [auəz]
the one(s) belonging to us The house is ours. ons s'n لنا، خاصَّتُنا наш náš vores der/die/das Unsere δικός μας el (nuestro), la (nuestra), (los) nuestros, (las) nuestras meie (oma) مال ما؛ ...ما meidän le nôtre שֶׁלָנוּ हमारा, अपना naš, naša mienk milik kami okkar il/la/i/le nostro/a/i/e 私たちのもの 우리의 것 mūsų mūsējais; mūsu kami punya van ons vår nasz nosso al nostru, a noastră наш náš naš naša vår, vårt, våra ของเราเอง bizim[] 我們的(東西) наш ہم لوگوں کا của chúng ta 西
pron ourˈselves
1 used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform We saw ourselves in the mirror. onsself أنْفُسَنا себе си se, sebe os selv uns selbst τους εαυτούς μας nos (meid) endid خودمان را itsemme nous בְּעַצמֵנוּ स्वयं sebe magunkat diri kami okkur ci 私たち自身を (재귀 용법) 우리 자신을 save, sau [] sevi, sev diri kami onszelf oss (selv) się (vimo-)nos (pe noi) înşine себя sa, seba se se oss [] ตัวเราเอง kendimiz, kendimize 我們自己 себе خود کو chính bản thân mình
2 used to emphasize we, ~us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc We ourselves played no part in this. ons أنفُسُنا: للتَّوْكيد сами my sami selv wir selbst (εμείς) οι ίδιοι nosotros mismos; nosotras mismas (me) ise خودمان me itse nous-mêmes אָנוּ עצמֵנוּ हम स्वयं mi sami mi magunk kami sendiri sjálfir, hjálparlaust noi stessi/e 私たち自身は (강조 용법) 우리 자신 (mes) patys [] paši kami sendiri zelf selv, personlig my sami nós mesmos noi înşine сами my sami mi sami mi själva ตัวเราเอง kendimiz(de) 我們親自 самі ہم بذات خود tự chúng tôi
3 without help etc We'll just have to finish the job ourselves. ons self بِأنْفُسِنا сами sami selv selbst μόνοι μας, χωρίς βοήθεια nosotros solos, nosotros mismos; nosotras solas, nosotras mismas ise به تنهایی itse nous-mêmes, tout seuls לְבָדֵנוּ हम खुद sami, osobno teljesen egyedül tanpa bantuan sjálfir da noi 私たちで 우리 스스로 patys [] paši; patstāvīgi sendiri zelf selv, alene sami sozinhos singuri, noi înşine самостоятельно sami mi sami sami själva, på egen hand ตัวเราเอง kendimiz, kendi başımıza 靠我們自己 самі خود ہي tự chúng tôi

our مِلكَنا náš vores unser δικός μας nuestro meidän notre naš nostro 私たちの 우리의 ons vår nasz nosso наш vår ของเรา bizim của chúng tôi 我们的


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