No. 46 in French
où
"Where."
In a sentence
Où est le livre que j'ai laissé ici ?
Where is the book that I left here?
Used as an interrogative word to ask about the location of the book.
Je me souviens du jour où nous nous sommes rencontrés.
I remember the day when we met.
Used as a relative pronoun to introduce a subordinate clause specifying the time of an event.
C'est un beau quartier où j'aimerais vivre.
It's a nice neighborhood where I would like to live.
Used as a relative pronoun to introduce a subordinate clause specifying the location of an action.
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