Grammatical class

Pronoun

on

(indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)

Details

Syllables

on

Phonetics

ɔ̃

Grammatical class

Pronoun

Freq. (books)

20

Freq. (movies)

12

Freq. (news)

36

Sentences

Demain on part.

We're going tomorrow.

A1

À ce qu'on dit.

So they say.

A1

Allez, on y va !

Come on!

A1

Allez, on y va !

C'mon, let's go!

A1

Dis-leur qui on est.

Tell them who we are.

A2

Et si on s'enfuyait ?

Why don't we just elope?

A2

Voilà où on en est.

This is how it stands.

B1

Non, on n'a pas de plan.

No, we don't have a map.

B1

Ah, on n'a plus de sucre.

Ah. We've got no sugar left.

B1

Voyons si on peut t'aider.

Let's see if we can help you.

B1

2003, Natasha St. Pier, L’instant d’après (album), Quand on cherche l’amour (song)

When one searches for love…

B2

On oublie nos certitudes

We forget our certainties

B2