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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ou"

French

Adverb

  1. where (interrogative)
    est la gare? - Where is the railway station?
  2. where (relative pronoun)
    Dans un monde l'homme propose et la femme dispose, le célibataire a fait un choix conscient, dont il est pleinement responsable - Jean-Claude Bologne, Histoire du célibat et des célibataires, 2007
  3. At that time; when.
    Au moment nous parlons, le téléphone sonne.

Usage notes

  • is the only word in the French language that contains the letter u with a grave accent (`).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French ou, from Latin ubi. The grave accent was added in Middle French to differentiate from ou (or).

Alternative forms

Adverb

  1. where

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