"Pendant son année sabbatique, il a voyagé autour du monde." Should that not be "sa"?

GunterB2Kwiziq community member

"Pendant son année sabbatique, il a voyagé autour du monde." Should that not be "sa"?

Asked 5 years ago
ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Well, yes and no. You are correct that année is feminine and therefore it ought to be sa. But as it starts with a vowel, it is son nevertheless, for purely phonetic reasons. 

VanessaC1Kwiziq community member

You have to use son before a vowel

Priti AroraA0Kwiziq community member

Bacause he next word starts with a vowel or silent h then it takes masculine possessive adjective

"Pendant son année sabbatique, il a voyagé autour du monde." Should that not be "sa"?

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