The difference between son/sont

13 oct. 2017 08:22 - language-swap

Niveau intermédiaire

“Son” (his/her) and “sont” (they are) are homophones in French, but DO NOT have the same meaning.

“Son” has two meanings. It can be the possessive adjective of the third person singular and can be replaced by “ses” (their). Its second meaning can be a noun “son” (sound).
Example:
Son fils a huit ans.
Ses fils ont huit et six ans.

J'ai entendu un son étrange.
Le son de la musique est trop fort.

“Sont” simply is the verb “être” (to be) conjugated at the third person plural at the present tense. It can be replaced by étaient.
Elles sont parties à la boulangerie.
Elles étaient parties à la boulangerie.