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His or her? French doesn't say
Son, sa, ses follow the same rule as mon, ma, mes: they agree with the thing owned. So they can mean his or her — the word itself doesn't tell you which:
| Thing owned | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | son | son père — his father / her father |
| feminine | sa | sa voiture — his car / her car |
| plural | ses | ses enfants — his children / her children |
Marcos's father loves sa voiture; Marcos's sister loves sa voiture too. Context tells you who the owner is.
And as with mon amie, a feminine noun starting with a vowel takes son: son amie, son écharpe (his or her scarf).