leurs

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœʁ/, (before a vowel) /lœʁ.z‿/

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Determiner

leurs pl

1. (possessive) plural of leur: their (used before a plural noun)

   Elles ont oublié leurs livres.

   They forgot their books.

Related terms

French possessive determiners

			Possessee
			singular		plural
			m	f
Possessor	singular	1st	mon1	ma	mes
		2nd	ton1	ta	tes
		3rd	son1	sa	ses
	plural	1st	notre		nos
		2nd	votre2		vos2
		3rd	leur		leurs

¹ Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.

² Also used as the polite singular form.

For the singular persons there are gender-neutral neologisms man, tan, san. These are extremely rare.

Further reading

• “leurs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

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