/sɔ̃/
Translation
his, her, its (masculine singular possessive)
Word origin
Masculine possessive adjective, from Latin suum, the accusative of suus ('his, her, its own').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- suum (suus)
Grammar
Examples
au cinquieme .
His/her apartment is on the fifth floor.
.
She left her bag in the taxi.
.
He lost his job last month.
.
His father has worked for the same company for twenty years.
au .
She left her bag at the office this morning.
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Grammar articles
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The French Conditional Perfect: j'aurais fait, elle serait venue
How to Say Therefore, So, Thus and Hence in French
Reported Speech in French: Tense Backshift (dit que, a dit que)
dont in Depth: The French de Relative Pronoun
Faire causatif: Having Things Done in French
The French Future Perfect: futur antérieur
Sequencing French Past Tenses: Passé Composé, Imparfait and Plus-que-parfait Together
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French Possessives: mon, ma, mes and the mon-Before-Vowel Trap
French Relative Pronouns After a Preposition: lequel, auquel, duquel
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
The French Past Subjunctive: subjonctif passé
French Time Expressions: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour
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