For "our parents" (ie. it is my brother and my parents), why do we say "nos parents" instead of "notre parents" since it is the same parents?

Kimia K.C1Kwiziq community member

For "our parents" (ie. it is my brother and my parents), why do we say "nos parents" instead of "notre parents" since it is the same parents?

This question relates to:French lesson "Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (French Possessive Adjectives)"

Asked 5 years ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Kimia,

Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson on plural possessive adjectives -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/use-notre-nos-votre-vos-leur-leurs-to-say-our-your-and-their-possessive-adjectives

Hope this helps!

Like05 years ago

Todd S.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Notre is singular, while nos is plural. Since you're referring to both parents, which is plural, then you'd use nos. It makes no difference whether the parents are the same or not.

Like15 years ago

Kimia K. asked:

For "our parents" (ie. it is my brother and my parents), why do we say "nos parents" instead of "notre parents" since it is the same parents?

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