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.
"Pendant son année sabbatique, il a voyagé autour du monde." Should that not be "sa"?
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Gunter M.Kwiziq 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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Priti Arora K.Kwiziq community member
Bacause he next word starts with a vowel or silent h then it takes masculine possessive adjective
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