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Plusieurs – several

Plusieurs – several

Today we’ll have a look at plusieurs, which is both an adverb and pronoun. Translations include several, a number of, a lot of, many and “a lot of people”.

plusieurs – [plyzjœʀ]

several

FrenchLearner Word of the Day Lesson: Plusieurs (pronoun, adverb) - several, many, a lot of

Word origin

The modern French word plusieurs comes from plūsiores in Vulgar Latin and plūres (more numerous) in Classical Latin. The English word “plural” has this same Latin root.

Example sentences

Le gouvernement a plusieurs options pour réparer la route.

The government has several options for reparing the road.

This sentence uses the pronoun on, which can mean “we”, “you” or people in general.

Heureusement on a plusieurs choix.

Fortunately we have several choices.

In this sentence, été mangé par (were eaten by) is an example of the passive voice. Été is also a masculine noun meaning “summer”.

Maman a fait des biscuits : plusieurs ont été mangés par les enfants.

Mom made cookies. Several were eaten by the kids.

For this final sentence, plusieurs can translate to a lot of, several or many people

Plusieurs resteront chez eux aujourd’hui.

A lot of people will stay home today.

Plusieurs is a French adverb meaning several, a number of, a lot of and many. As a pronoun, plusieurs means "a lot of people" or "many people".
Plusieurs is a French adverb meaning several, a number of, a lot of and many. As a pronoun, plusieurs means “a lot of people” or “many people”.

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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