American English

How to pronounce our

determinerA1Very common word
OWer

/ˈaʊ.ɚ/

2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Belonging to the person speaking and one or more other people, or connected with them.

What to listen for

Full form/ˈaʊ.ɚ/
Reduced form/ɑɹ/
Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

determiner

Belonging to the person speaking and one or more other people, or connected with them.

Our house is near the park.

We invited our new neighbors to dinner.

Good to know

Use our before a noun: our car. Use ours when the noun is not repeated: The car is ours.

Common phrases & grammar

our family · our home · our team · our company

our + noun

our + adjective + noun

Related words & forms