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How to Say ‘We're going to open it’ in French

On va l'ouvrir

on va l oo-VREER

[on va l oo-VREER]

💬 Usage Tip: In everyday speech on is the usual way to say "we", and its verb looks like the one for "he". Another example is on mange "we're eating".

Phrase Breakdown

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

[va]

goes / is going

From the verb aller. In Ça va ?, it helps express how things are going.

Example

Dans Ça va ?, va parle de how it goes.

In Ça va?, va talks about how it goes.

[l]

Object pronoun replacing something already mentioned, like the breaker or heater.

Example

Je l'ai vérifié aussi ce matin.

I checked it this morning too.

ouvrir

[oo-VREER]

to open

Infinitive verb meaning to open something.

Example

Tu peux ouvrir la porte ?

Can you open the door?

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