oss

See also OSS

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse oss.

Pronoun

oss

1. accusative and dative form of the word vér.

   Þetta kemur við oss ekki.

   This does not affect us.

Declension

Icelandic honourific pronouns
plural	first person	second person
nominative	vér	þér
accusative	oss	yður
dative	oss	yður
genitive	vor	yðar

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔsː/

Pronoun

oss

1. us
2. (reflexive) ourselves

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) ies
• (Surmiran) òss
• (Puter, Vallader) öss

Etymology

From Latin os.

Noun 1

oss m

1. (Rumantsch Grischun) bone

Noun 2

oss m (plural ossa)

1. (Sutsilvan) bone

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔs/

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Pronoun

oss

1. us (objective case)

   Såg du oss där?

   Did you see us there?

2. reflexive case of vi; compare ourselves

   Vi skulle vilja lära oss jonglera.

   We would like to learn how to juggle.

See also

• oss själva

Usage notes

Note that some verbs have special senses when used reflexively. For example, do not confuse vi lär oss att... ("we learn to...") [reflexive] while de lär oss att... ("they teach us to...") and vi lär oss själva att... ("we teach ourselves to..."). Here, lär means teach(es) if it is not reflexive, but learn(s) if it is reflexive. Hence the need for the separate pronoun "oss själva" to be used when object and subject agree, but the verb nevertheless should not be used in the reflexive case.

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

	subject	object	possessive
singular	full	full	common	neuter	plural
1st person	jag	mig	min	mitt	mina
2nd person	du	dig	din	ditt	dina
3rd person masculine	han	honom	hans
3rd person feminine	hon	henne	hennes
3rd person common	den	den	dess
3rd person neuter	det	det	dess
3rd person indefinite	man	en	ens
3rd person reflexive	—	sig	sin	sitt	sina
plural
1st person	vi	oss	vår	vårt	våra
2nd person	ni	er	er	ert	era
3rd person	de	dem	deras
3rd person reflexive	—	sig	sin	sitt	sina