What is the difference between us and ours?
us | ours |
(personal) me and at least one other person; the objective case of we .
(colloquial) me
The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
That which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.
As pronouns the difference between us and ours
is that us is me and at least one other person; the objective case of we while ours is that which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.As a determiner us
is the speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.As a symbol us
is an alternative spelling of µs|lang=en.As a noun us
is plural of lang=en.As a proper noun US
is abbreviation of United States|lang=en.As an adjective US
is american; related to the United States.us
English
(wikipedia us)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Pronoun
(English Pronouns)- Give us a look at your paper.
- Give us your wallet!
Quotations
* 1611 — 1:1 *: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ...See also
* we * our * oursDeterminer
(en determiner)- It's not good enough for us teachers.