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What are the possible meaning of the phrases below? In your own words, explain how the use of third person possessive adjectives in French is different from English.

Son frère

Sa sœur

Ses cousins

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Son frère = brother.

Sa sœur = his/her sister

Ses cousins = his/her cousins

The 3rd person possessive adjectives in French are not determined by the subject, but rather by the noun it refers to. Brother is masculine, so we use "son". Sister is feminine, that's why we use "sa".

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