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[rose elbow]

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[high sage]

his and her don't translate directly in French.
"son" means both his/her/its
"sa" means both his/her/its
but they're used differently

in French, articles are based on the following noun. If the noun introduced is masculine, you use a masculine article. If the noun introduced is feminine, you use a feminine article.

For instance:
un homme (a man, "un" because homme is masculine)
une femme (a woman, "une" because femme is feminine)

the same concept also applies for possessive pronouns.
son frère (his/her brother, "son" because frère is masculine)
sa soeur (his/her sister, "sa" because sister is feminine)
Unlike English, it doesn't matter whose brother/sister they are!

The possessive pronoun is based on the possessed noun, not the possessor

[neat brook]

Nice! I understood better! Thank you guys!

[high sage]

note: with feminine nouns starting with a vowel, you still use the masculine possessive pronoun
for instance: "une université" but "mon université" / "son amie"

[high sage]

@candid vault A thread is created for each question

[candid vault]

Ok. Thanks. Did I reply to the question correctly? I just joined today so I’m new.

[neat brook]

What's going on here?

Isn't it sa sœur?

[high sage]

"sa soeur" just means his/her sister
mon/ma/mes => my
ton/ta/tes => your
notre/nos => our
votre/vos => your (plural/polite)
leur/leurs => their