Why not “ses” as the possessive?

Aoede P.A1Kwiziq community member

Why not “ses” as the possessive?

I’m confused about why the possessive of “Ils” in this lesson is “se“ rather than “ses“?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

This lesson is about reflexive/pronominal verbs and ‘se’ is not a possessive pronoun (or adjective).

‘Ses’ is a possessive adjective, and can qualify a noun but not a verb. I see ‘ses’ used correctly in the lesson in one example ‘…. ses bonnes notes’.

https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/glossary/134

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Aoede P. asked:

Why not “ses” as the possessive?

I’m confused about why the possessive of “Ils” in this lesson is “se“ rather than “ses“?

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