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| J.C. Diglot Newbie Scotland Joined 5704 days ago 14 posts - 14 votes Speaks: Finnish*, Russian Studies: French, German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian | Message 1 of 4 27 July 2009 at 1:05am | IP Logged |
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I came across the following in a book called French Grammar Drills by Eliane Kurbegov:
"Your (ton, ta, tes) and his/her (son, sa, ses) are used in the same manner as my (mon, ma, mes). However, note that, his and her, are translated as son, sa, ses depending on the gender of the noun that follows (not the possessor). son père (m) - his father son père (f) - her father sa mère (m) - his mother sa mère (f) - her mother ses parents (mpl) - his parents ses parents (fpl) - her parents" I don't see how this is any different to the use of 'your' or 'my'. Can anyone explain? Thanks, and sorry if I've posted in the wrong room. ;D Edited by J.C. on 27 July 2009 at 1:05am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6368 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes  Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 4 27 July 2009 at 1:28am | IP Logged |
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Yes, it's the same. The author is trying to show that in English you use his/her depending on whether the owner is a male or female and that it's the ONLY time you do that. My, your, our, and their don't change based on the gender of the owner. But French doesn't have different forms of the third person singular possessive adjective based on the gender of the owner, son, sa, ses = his or her.
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| J.C. Diglot Newbie Scotland Joined 5704 days ago 14 posts - 14 votes Speaks: Finnish*, Russian Studies: French, German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian | Message 3 of 4 27 July 2009 at 2:04am | IP Logged |
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Thanks, it seems rather obvious now. ;D
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| Ashley_Victrola Senior Member United States Joined 5706 days ago 416 posts - 429 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Romanian | Message 4 of 4 27 July 2009 at 8:08am | IP Logged |
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By the way, nice choice of book, I'm looking at my copy as I type. ;)
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