leur

Meaning

Pron

(to) them

Det

their

Concepts

their

them

its

theirs

his

her

to them

Sus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lœʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French leur, from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille.
As a possessive it was originally uninflected (as still is Italian loro), but adopted the plural ending in Middle French. Feminine -e was hindered by the analogy of other possessives, all of which have but one plural form and in the case of notre, votre no gender agreement at all.

Sentences

Pour ce qui me concerne , je leur suis favorable .

As far as I am concerned, I am in favour of them.

Ceci explique leur état exceptionnel de conservation .

This explains their exceptional state of conservation.

Les partis politiques sont également stigmatisés dans leur contradictions .

Political parties are also stigmatized in their contradictions.

Sophie encouragea ses trois filles durant leur supplice et mourut la dernière .

Sophie encouraged her three daughters during their ordeal and died last.

Leur bonheur disparaît lorsque Sylvia contracte la tuberculose .

Their happiness disappears when Sylvia contracts tuberculosis.

Leur albumen est comestible , mais demeure assez fade .

Their albumen is edible, but remains quite bland.

Leur langue est le kakwa, une langue nilotique orientale .

Their language is Kakwa, an Eastern Nilotic language.

Leur unique mission est de convaincre Laurent Gbagbo d'abandonner de manière pacifique le pouvoir .

Their only mission is to convince Laurent Gbagbo to give up power peacefully.