French word

parmi

Pronunciation

IPA/paʁmi/

Meaning

  • prepositionamong

Example

Il est le plus calme parmi nos amis.

He is the calmest among our friends.

Illustration for parmi (among)

More examples

Je me sens bien parmi eux.

I feel comfortable among them.

Core concept

One element located inside a surrounding set of people or things.

Common phrases

  • parmi nous

    among us

  • parmi eux

    among them

  • parmi nos amis

    among our friends

Similar words

entre: Indicates a position between two or more people or things.
dans: Indicates a position inside something.
au milieu de: Indicates a position near the center of something.

Definition in French

Sert à exprimer qu'une personne ou une chose fait partie d'un ensemble d'éléments et se situe parmi eux.

Word origin

The preposition parmi developed in Old French from par mi, with mi ultimately related to Latin medius, meaning middle.

Usage tips

  • Parmi and entre can overlap, but parmi typically presents membership within a group, whereas entre often highlights a relation between two or more items.

Other meanings

  • from amongpreposition

Opposites

  • hors deoutside ofpreposition

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