leurs

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lœʁ/, (before a vowel) /lœʁ.z‿/
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Determiner

leurs pl

  1. (possessive) plural of leur: their (used before a plural noun)
    Elles ont oublié leurs livres.
    They forgot their books.

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Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person mon1 ma mes
Second person ton1 ta tes
Third person son1 sa ses
Plural First person notre nos
Second person votre2 vos2
Third person leur leurs
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.

Pronoun

leurs pl

  1. (possessive) plural of leur: theirs (referring to a plural noun)
    Ce sont vos papiers ou les leurs ?
    Are those your papers or theirs?
    Je préfère nos voisins aux leurs.
    I prefer our neighbors over theirs.
    J’ai besoin de vos papiers, pas des leurs.
    I need your papers, not theirs.

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