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our

Pronoun

  1. 1

    our

    A word used by the speaker to refer to a group of people including himself/herself when speaking to another person who is superior to him/her.

    Korean definition: 말하는 사람이 자기보다 높은 사람에게 자기를 포함한 여러 사람들을 가리키는 말.

    • Thanks to you, my family was able to rest comfortably for a month.

    • I hope we aren't causing trouble for your household, sir.

  2. 2

    our

    A word used by the speaker to endearingly refer to something related to himself/herself when speaking to another person who is superior to him/her.

    Korean definition: 말하는 사람이 자기보다 높은 사람에게 자기와 관련된 것을 친근하게 나타낼 때 쓰는 말.

    • My wife is a very good cook.

    • This time, our product is the most popular.

  3. 3

    they

    A word that refers to people that were already mentioned or appeared.

    Korean definition: 앞에서 이미 말했거나 나왔던 사람들을 다시 가리키는 말.

    • My brother and his wife, whose business failed, will contact me again tomorrow asking me to be their guarantor, but whatever they say, I'll refuse.

    • The second and third daughters-in-law both work, so they'll probably say they're busy and try not to come for the holiday, but without them there won't be enough hands.