"Their children are writing."

Translation:Leurs enfants écrivent.

April 3, 2013

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Aniijay

I wrote "Leurs enfants sont ecrivent"... no?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sslawek

No, the answer is correct. It translates to " Their children write" or "Their children are writing".


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/cathyblue

This confuses me, I used Ses enfants intead of Leurs


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PatrickJaye

In French the possessive adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun possessed not with the person who possesses.

"Enfant" is masculine so:-

His/her child = "son enfant"

His/her children = "ses enfants"

Their child = "leur enfant"

Their children = "leurs enfants"

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http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/adjectives_possessive.htm

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