leur

their

In French, 'leur' is used as a possessive adjective, equivalent to 'their' in English. It is used to indicate that something belongs to them. For example, 'C'est leur maison' would mean 'That is their house'. Unlike some other possessive adjectives in French, 'leur' does not change according to gender or number of the object owned, there is only one form.

pronoun

Example sentences using: leur

Ils leur donnent des bonbons

They give them candy

In this sentence, the word 'leur' is used as an indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them'. This is a common use of the word 'leur'.

Je leur ai dit la vérité

I told them the truth

In this context, 'leur' is used as an indirect object pronoun, meaning 'to them'. It shows the recipient of the action of the verb.

C'est leur maison

This is their house

Here, 'leur' is used as a possessive adjective. It is used to show something belongs to them. The gender and number of the object possessed do not affect the form of the possessive adjective.

Elle leur parle souvent

She often talks to them

'Leur' is used as an indirect object pronoun that replaces 'to them'. It comes before the verb in the sentence.

Nous avons leur soutien

We have their support

In this case, 'leur' is used as a possessive adjective, used to show ownership or association.

Tu leur as écris une lettre

You wrote them a letter

Here, 'leur' acts as an indirect object pronoun, referring to 'to them'. It is positioned before the verb.

Il leur a offert des fleurs

He gave them flowers

In this instance, 'leur' is used as an indirect object pronoun referring to 'to them'. It indicates who the flowers were given to.

Je vais leur montrer mes photos

I will show them my photos

In this sentence, 'leur' acts as an indirect object pronoun, meaning 'to them'. It is used to show who will receive or is the target of the action.

Ils ont perdu leur chemin

They lost their way

Here, 'leur' is used as a possessive adjective, indicating that something belongs to more than one person. The thing possessed (in this case, the way) can be singular or plural.

Nous devons respecter leur choix

We must respect their choice

In this example, 'leur' is functioning as a possessive adjective. It's used to mark ownership of the 'choice', which is made by the people referred to.