nosaltres

Nosaltres is the first-person plural subject pronoun in the Catalan language, used to refer to the speaker and at least one other person. It corresponds to the English “we” and is employed across formal and informal contexts. In Catalan, as in many Romance languages, the subject pronoun can be omitted when the verb form makes the subject clear, but nosaltres is commonly used for emphasis, contrast, or to identify who is being discussed.

Grammatically, nosaltres acts as the subject of a sentence. The accompanying verb is conjugated in the first person plural in all tenses and moods. There is no separate inclusive/exclusive pronoun in Catalan; nosaltres covers the typical “we” without encoding a distinction about whether the listener is included or excluded. The related pronouns for other persons are tu (you singular), nosaltres (we), vosaltres (you plural), and ells/elles (they).

Etymology and related forms: nosaltres descends from Latin nos, with historical development in Catalan that produced a form linked to the general Romance pattern of pronouns. It is cognate with Occitan nosautres and related forms in neighboring languages, reflecting shared Romance roots.

In usage, nosaltres is a standard, widely attested pronoun found in everyday speech, journalism, literature, and education. It remains the conventional way to refer to a speaking group in Catalan and is complemented by vosaltres for addressing multiple listeners.