No. 2,071 in French

seuls

"Seuls" means "alone" or "only" (plural).

In a sentence

Les enfants étaient seuls dans la maison.
The children were alone in the house.
The word 'seuls' is used as an adjective meaning 'alone', agreeing in number (plural) and gender (masculine) with 'les enfants'.
Ce sont les seuls livres qu'il a conservés.
These are the only books he kept.
Here, 'seuls' functions as an adjective meaning 'only' and agrees in number (plural) and gender (masculine) with 'les livres'.
Nous ne faisons confiance qu'aux seuls experts.
We only trust the experts.
In this sentence, 'seuls' emphasizes exclusivity, used as an adjective agreeing in number (plural) and gender (masculine) with 'experts'.

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