we
Designates the speaker/writer as belonging to or constituting the stated category of…Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as belonging to or constituting the stated category of people.
Meaning
1 sensesDesignates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as belonging to or constituting the stated category of people.
We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.
We the undersigned wish to express our disapproval.
Examples
101287 sentencesWhy aren't you coming with us?
Чому ти не йдеш з нами? — deniko
ruПочему ты не идёшь с нами? — marafon
deWieso kommst du nicht mit uns? — MUIRIEL
Could we have a table outside?
Можна нам сісти за столик на вулиці? — aandrusiak
ruМожно нам столик на улице? — afyodor
deKönnten wir einen Tisch im Freien bekommen? — raggione
English is not easy for us.
Англійська непроста мова для нас. — deniko
ruАнглийский не простой для нас. — Balamax
deEnglisch fällt uns schwer. — raggione
I wish we had more time.
Я хотів би, щоб у нас було більше часу. — deniko
ruХотел бы я, чтобы у нас было больше времени. — Gruzilkin
deIch wünschte, wir hätten mehr Zeit. — MUIRIEL
I guess we should leave now.
Думаю, нам треба зараз піти. — deniko
deIch schätze, wir sollten jetzt gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from PrFrom Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Cognate with Scots wee, we (“we”), North Frisian we (“we”), West Frisian wy (“we”), Low German wi (“we”), Dutch we, wij (“we”), German wir (“we”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vi (“we”), Icelandic vér, við (“we”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm), Sanskrit वयम् (vayám).
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