No. 661 in French
mêmes
"Same" or "selves" depending on context.
In a sentence
Ils portent les mêmes chemises.
They are wearing the same shirts.
In this sentence, 'mêmes' is used as an adjective meaning 'same' and is plural as it agrees with 'chemises'.
C'est toujours eux-mêmes qui gagnent.
It is always themselves who win.
Here, 'mêmes' serves as a reinforcement of the pronoun 'eux', indicating emphasis or reflexivity.
Ces idées reviennent souvent dans les mêmes contextes.
These ideas often appear in the same contexts.
In this example, 'mêmes' is again an adjective meaning 'same,' describing the plural noun 'contextes'.
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