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

Gunter M.B2Kwiziq community member

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

This question relates to:French lesson "An vs année, matin vs matinée, jour vs journée, soir vs soirée to express a time unit or a duration in French"
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Chris W.C1 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. 

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Vanessa B.C1Kwiziq community member

You have to use son before a vowel

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Priti Arora K.A0Kwiziq community member

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

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

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