We, us, ourselves / you, yourself, yourselves
The French pronouns nous and vous are both five different types of pronouns. Nous is the first person plural form, and vous is the second person plural.
| Elle nous voit. |
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She sees us. |
| Je vous connais. |
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I know you. |
| Elle nous parle. |
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She’s talking to us. |
| Je vous dirai demain. |
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I’ll tell you tomorrow. |
| Nous devons nous changer. |
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We need to change clothes. |
| Vous pouvez vous changer ici. |
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You can change clothes here. |
| Il l’a fait pour nous. |
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He did it for us. |
| C’est vous qui avez gagné. |
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You’re the ones who won. |
| Nous avons bien joué. |
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We played well. |
| Vous avez bien joué aussi. |
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You played well too. |
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