One, we - On (The 29th Most Common French Word)

The French word for One, we is On. It can be used as pronoun. This word often comes up when talking about ownership, time & frequency, numbers & quantity. It is the 29th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: one, we

French: on

Examples


We'll see.	On verra.
The more one owns, the more one wants.	Plus on en a, plus on en veut.
You can't kill someone that's already dead.	On ne peut pas tuer quelqu'un qui est déjà mort.
We like playing.	On aime bien jouer.
We haven’t seen him in ten years.	On ne l'a pas vu depuis dix ans.
We don't know anything.	On ne sait rien.
You cannot please everyone.	On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde.
We made that.	On a réussi

We have a party this evening.	On fait une fête ce soir.
We have to work faster.	On devrait travailler plus vite.
I'm not sure what's wrong. We should have heard from him by now.	Je ne sais pas ce qui cloche, mais on aurait déjà dû avoir de ses nouvelles.
Maybe we should wait.	On devrait peut-être attendre.
We will never know how he's feeling.	On ne saura jamais ce que ça fait.
I feel as if I were dreaming.	On se sent comme dans un rêve.
We're going to do that.	On le fera.
We know you aren't stupid.	On sait que tu n'es pas stupide.
At the time, we were in the same class.	On était dans la même classe à l'époque.
We weren't talking about you.	On ne parlait pas de toi.
We don't know who killed him yet.	On ne sait pas encore qui l'a tué.
We'll have troubles for sure.	C'est sûr, on va avoir des problèmes.
We will go but you won't.	On va y aller, mais sans toi.