determinerpronoun

notre

our

Ce mot montre que quelque chose appartient à la personne qui parle et à au moins une autre personne avec elle.

Word: notre

Language: French

Meaning in English:
"Notre" is a French possessive adjective meaning "our." It is used to indicate that something belongs to "us" or "we."

Explanation:

Function: Possessive adjective
Use: Placed before a singular noun (regardless of whether the noun is masculine or feminine).
Example:
- Notre maison = Our house
- Notre voiture = Our car

Grammatical notes:

Notre changes form depending on the noun's number:
- Singular: notre (used for both masculine and feminine nouns)
- Plural: nos (for plural nouns)
  - Example: nos amis = our friends
It does not change with gender, only with number.

Parts:

Not analytically decomposable as it is a standalone word, derived from Latin noster meaning "our".

Synonyms:

There isn’t a direct synonym as it corresponds precisely to the possessive "our" in English.
Can sometimes be replaced with "à nous" depending on sentence construction (though not identically):
- Example: la voiture à nous = the car that belongs to us (less common, more formal or clarified).

Antonyms:

Possessive adjectives for other persons:
- Mon, ma, mes (my)
- Ton, ta, tes (your, singular informal)
- Son, sa, ses (his/her/its)
- Votre, vos (your, formal or plural)
- Leur, leurs (their)

Summary:
"Notre" is the French possessive adjective meaning "our," used before singular nouns of any gender, to indicate that something belongs to the speaker and at least one other person.