French dictionary
ses/sɛ/
determiner · A1
determinercommon
Meanings
his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
Used as a possessive determiner modifying plural nouns to indicate possession. Gender-neutral, applicable to third-person singular or plural.
Examples
Ses enfants jouent dans le jardin après l'école.
His children play in the garden after school.
Elle a rangé ses dossiers dans une armoire fermée.
She put her files away in a locked cabinet.
L'entreprise a publié ses résultats annuels hier.
The company published its annual results yesterday.
Collocations
- ses amishis/her friends
- ses livreshis/her books
- ses idéeshis/her ideas
Common mistakes
ses voiture
ses voitures
“ses” modifies plural nouns, so the noun must be in plural form.
ses est
ses
“ses” is a determiner and cannot stand alone as subject or predicate.