On vs nous

Alberta N.B2Kwiziq community member

I did a simple quiz. One of the problems was to translate "We have a cat" - I used the nous avons... option. It was wrong stating "On a..." is the correct answer. How can one tell if an informal response, or the commonly spoken one is the correct choice out of context? It sees to me, both answers are equally correct. What am I missing?

Merci

This question relates to:French lesson "Nous vs on to say "we" in French (French Subject Pronouns)"

Asked 2 years ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Alberta,

I have checked the Kwiz question and both

nous avons un chat

and

on a un chat

should be accepted, so if this is not the case, please use your report it button in your correction board.

Like12 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Alberta,

On can mean either we/one/people (French Subject Pronouns)

Above is another link that should aid your understanding.

Bonne journée

Jim

Like02 years ago

Alberta N. asked:View original

on vs nous

I did a simple quiz. One of the problems was to translate "We have a cat" - I used the nous avons... option. It was wrong stating "On a..." is the correct answer. How can one tell if an informal response, or the commonly spoken one is the correct choice out of context? It sees to me, both answers are equally correct. What am I missing?

Merci

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