our
Part of speech: det
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.
Inflected forms:
form: wor
pos: det
tags: alternative
Northumbria
Senses:
gloss: Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
pos: det
tags: determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: Sorry, you're not invited to our party.
Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
gloss: Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).
pos: det
tags: determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.
gloss: Of, from, or belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
pos: det
tags: determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.
In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.
Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
gloss: Belonging to people in general.
pos: det
tags: determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: As we get older, our reactions get slower.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
gloss: Belonging to everyone being addressed.
pos: det
tags: colloquial
determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?
gloss: Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
pos: det
tags: colloquial
determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: How are we feeling this morning, Mrs Miggins? Have we taken our tablets yet?
You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.
gloss: Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
pos: det
tags: colloquial
determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
uncommon
examples: "I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "Not too good today. We've had a little problem with our tummy."
gloss: Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
pos: det
tags: colloquial
determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First, let's get our ingredients weighed out.
gloss: Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
pos: det
tags: Northern-England
Scotland
determiner
first-person
plural
possessive
examples: I'm going to see our Terry for tea.
Related words: Ime
me
myselfmemysen
mine
mymineme
we
us
ourselvesourselfoursen
oursourn
you
yourselfyoursen
yoursyourn
your
thou
thee
thyselftheeselfthysen
thine
thythine
youye
yourselves
you ally'all you guys yous
y'allselves
all yours y'all's you guys' your guys'
all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys'
he
him
himselfhisselfhissen
hishisn
his
she
her
herselfhersen
hershern
ithit
itselfhitself
itshis
itshishits
they
them
themself
themselves
theirs
their
one
oneself
–
one's
themhem
'em
themselvestheirsen
theirstheirn
The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun
including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete
archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.
Derived words: byrlady
dollar of our daddies
I'll go to the foot of our stairs
our asses
our era
our kid
our lass
peace for our time
peace in our time
year of our Lord
Translations:
lang: Aghwan
word: 𐔱𐔴𐕐𐔼
roman: beši
lang: Albanian
word: ynë
lang: Albanian
word: jonë
lang: Southern Altai
word: бистиҥ
roman: bistiŋ
lang: Arabic
word: ـنَا
roman: -nā
lang: Arabic
word: ـنا
roman: -nā
lang: Arabic
word: ـنا
lang: Armenian
word: մեր
roman: mer
lang: Assamese
word: আমাৰ
roman: amar
lang: Asturian
word: nuesu
lang: Asturian
word: nuestru
lang: Basque
word: gure
lang: Belarusian
word: наш
roman: naš
lang: Bengali
word: আমাদের
roman: amader
lang: Central Bikol
word: ta
lang: Central Bikol
word: sato
lang: Central Bikol
word: satuya
lang: Central Bikol
word: mi
lang: Central Bikol
word: samo
lang: Central Bikol
word: samuya
lang: Brahui
word: nana
lang: Breton
word: hon
lang: Breton
word: hor
lang: Bulgarian
word: наш
roman: naš
lang: Catalan
word: nostre
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 我哋嘅
roman: ngo⁵ dei⁶ ge³
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 我們的 /我们的
roman: wǒmen de
lang: Chukchi
word: мургин
roman: murgin
lang: Coptic
word: ⲡⲉⲛ
roman: pen
lang: Coptic
word: ⲧⲉⲛ
roman: ten
lang: Coptic
word: ⲛⲉⲛ
roman: nen
lang: Czech
word: náš
lang: Dalmatian
word: nuester
lang: Danish
word: vor
lang: Dutch
word: ons
lang: Dutch
word: onze
lang: Egyptian
word: n:Z2
roman: .n
lang: Esperanto
word: nia
lang: Estonian
word: meie
lang: Estonian
word: me
lang: Ewe
word: míaƒe
lang: Faroese
word: okkara
lang: Faroese
word: vár
lang: Finnish
word: meidän ...mme
lang: Finnish
word: -mme
lang: Finnish
word: meidän
lang: French
word: notre
lang: French
word: nos
lang: West-Frisian
word: ús
lang: Friulian
word: nestri
lang: Georgian
word: ჩვენი
roman: čveni
lang: German
word: unser
lang: German
word: öise
lang: Greek
word: μας
roman: mas
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἡμέτερος
roman: hēméteros
lang: Hawaiian
word: ko māua
lang: Hawaiian
word: kā māua
lang: Hawaiian
word: ko kāua
lang: Hawaiian
word: kā kāua
lang: Hawaiian
word: ko mākou
lang: Hawaiian
word: kā mākou
lang: Hawaiian
word: ko kākou
lang: Hawaiian
word: kā kākou
lang: Hebrew
word: ־נו
roman: -nu
lang: Hebrew
word: שֶׁלָּנוּ
lang: Hindi
word: हमारा
roman: hamārā
lang: Hungarian
word: -nk
lang: Hungarian
word: -unk
lang: Hungarian
word: -ünk
lang: Icelandic
word: okkar
lang: Icelandic
word: vor
lang: Ido
word: nia
lang: Interlingua
word: nostre
lang: Irish
word: ár
lang: Istriot
word: nostro
lang: Istriot
word: nostra
lang: Italian
word: nostro
lang: Italian
word: nostra
lang: Italian
word: nostri
lang: Italian
word: nostre
lang: Japanese
word: 私たちの
roman: watashitachi no
lang: Japanese
word: 我らの
roman: warera no
lang: Japanese
word: 我々の
roman: wareware no
lang: Kalmyk
word: мана
roman: mana
lang: Kazakh
word: біздің
roman: bızdıñ
lang: Korean
word: 우리의
roman: uri-ui
lang: Kyrgyz
word: биздин
roman: bizdin
lang: Ladino
word: muestro
lang: Ladino
word: nuestro
lang: Lao
word: ຂອງພວກເຮົາ
roman: khǭng phūak hao
lang: Latgalian
word: myusu
lang: Latin
word: noster
lang: Latvian
word: mūsu
lang: Livonian
word: mäd
lang: Louisiana Creole
word: nô
lang: Macedonian
word: наш
roman: naš
lang: Maltese
word: tagħna
lang: Manx
word: ar
lang: Māori
word: tā māua
lang: Māori
word: tō māua
lang: Māori
word: tā tāua
lang: Māori
word: tō tāua
lang: Māori
word: tā mātau/mātou
lang: Māori
word: tō mātau/mātou
lang: Māori
word: tā māua
lang: Māori
word: ō māua
lang: Māori
word: ā mātau/mātou
lang: Māori
word: ō mātau/mātau
lang: Māori
word: ā tātau/tātou
lang: Māori
word: ō tātau/tātau
lang: Mazanderani
word: امه
roman: ame
lang: Mongolian
word: маань
roman: maanʹ
lang: Mongolian
word: манай
roman: manaj
lang: Navajo
word: nihi-
lang: Neapolitan
word: nuosto
lang: Nepali
word: हाम्रो
roman: hāmro
lang: Norwegian
word: vår
lang: Occitan
word: nòstre
lang: Old Church Slavonic
word: нашь
roman: našĭ
lang: Old Norse
word: várr
lang: Old Norse
word: órr
lang: Persian
word: ما
roman: mâ
lang: Pipil
word: tu-
lang: Polish
word: nasz
lang: Portuguese
word: nosso
lang: Romani
word: amaro
lang: Romani
word: amari
lang: Romani
word: amare
lang: Romanian
word: nostru
lang: Romansh
word: noss
lang: Romansh
word: nossa
lang: Romansh
word: nossas
lang: Russian
word: наш
roman: naš
lang: Sanskrit
word: अस्माकम्
roman: asmākam
lang: Sardinian
word: nostru
lang: Sardinian
word: noltru
lang: Sardinian
word: nostu
lang: Scots
word: oor
lang: Scots
word: wir
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: ar
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: наш
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: naš
lang: Sicilian
word: nostru
lang: Sinhalese
word: අපේ
roman: apē
lang: Slovak
word: náš
lang: Slovene
word: nàš
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: naju
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: naš
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: naju
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: naš
lang: Spanish
word: nuestro
lang: Spanish
word: nuestra
lang: Spanish
word: nuestros
lang: Spanish
word: nuestras
lang: Swahili
word: -etu
lang: Swedish
word: vår
lang: Tagalog
word: atin
lang: Tagalog
word: amin
lang: Tamil
word: நம்
roman: nam
lang: Tamil
word: எங்கள்
roman: eṅkaḷ
lang: Telugu
word: మా
roman: mā
lang: Telugu
word: మన
roman: mana
lang: Tetum
word: ami-nia
lang: Thai
word: ของเรา
roman: kŏng rao
lang: Tigrinya
word: ናትና
roman: natna
lang: Tlingit
word: haa
lang: Tooro
word: -aitu
lang: Turkish
word: bizim
lang: Udi
word: беши
roman: beši
lang: Udi
word: беш
roman: beš
lang: Ukrainian
word: наш
roman: naš
lang: Urdu
word: ہمارا
roman: hamārā
lang: Venetan
word: nostro
lang: Venetan
word: nostra
lang: Vietnamese
word: của chúng tôi
lang: Volapük
word: obsik
lang: Volapük
word: obas
lang: Walloon
word: nosse
lang: Walloon
word: nost
lang: Walloon
word: no
lang: Welsh
word: ein