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altrui

others'

determiner ahl-TROO-ee Less Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Origin: from Latin alteri, 'to another'

Also means

of others

Usage Note

Altrui is invariable and means 'belonging to others', as in la roba altrui ('other people's stuff'). It usually follows the noun and never changes for gender or number; it appears in the moral phrase non desiderare la roba altrui.

Examples

"Non toccare le cose altrui."

Natural Translation

Don't touch other people's things.

Literal Translation

Not touch the things others'.

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