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leur.

(to) them

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

pron/lœʁ/
  1. (to) them

    feminine · indirect · masculine · personal · plural
    Je leur ai donné un coup de main.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French leur, from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille. As a possessive it was originally uninflected (as still is Italian loro), but adopted the plural ending in Middle French. Feminine -e was hindered by the analogy of other possessives, all of which have but one plural form and in the case of notre, votre no gender agreement at all.

det/lœʁ/
  1. their

    feminine · masculine
    J'aperçois leur maison d'ici.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French leur, from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille. As a possessive it was originally uninflected (as still is Italian loro), but adopted the plural ending in Middle French. Feminine -e was hindered by the analogy of other possessives, all of which have but one plural form and in the case of notre, votre no gender agreement at all.

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