See also: Variations of "ou"

où - French

Pronunciation

Adverb

  1. where (interrogative)
    • Synonym: (Louisiana) éyoù
    • est la gare?
      • Where is the station?
    • Où tu vas, là ?
      • Hey, where are you going?
    • Comment savez-vous j'habite ?
      • How do you know where I live?
  2. where (relative pronoun)
  3. at that time; when
    • Je ne l'ai pas vu aussi heureux depuis le jour il est devenu père.
      • I haven't seen him so happy since the day [when] he became a father.
  4. (poetic) whither, to where
    • Un ciel plus pur et des dieux meilleurs, je t'offre à Rome je me rends.
      • A purer heaven and better gods I offer you in Rome, whither I go.

Usage notes

  • is the only word in the French language that contains the letter u with a grave accent (`).

Derived terms

où - Middle French

Alternative forms

Adverb

  1. where

Descendants

Meaning and Definition of où
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