"We eat wheat."

Translation: Nous mangeons du blé.

[anyabones]

can someone explain "on mange" meaning we eat? it said the correct answer is "On mange du froment."
even if i have not yet learned the word "on" I know that mange is for I, he, she, or it. I don't understand this alternative translation at all.

[Sitesurf]

Very often, the French use "on" to mean "we". But "on" is a singular pronoun, conjugated like il/elle, so:

• on mange = nous mangeons (often)

[jeffers86]

"On mange" is correct, but it didn't mention that option to me. From what I understand, in conversational French it is more common than "nous" forms.

[Duomail]

"the man drinks water" is accepted as "l'homme boit l'eau"
why "we eat wheat" is not accepted as "nous mangeons le blé" ?
And says Correct solution: Nous maneons du blé.

[Sitesurf]

"l'homme boit l'eau" is "the man drinks THE water" (the water that is in his glass for ex.)

"the man drinks water" is "l'homme boit DE L'eau" (partitive, meaning a certain quantity of water)