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"their (singular)" in French

leur

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Notes

“Leur” agrees in number with the noun that follows, not with the number of people we’re talking to. It is the same in both masculine and feminine forms.

e.g:

Marie asks Michel : “What’s the name of Sophie and Gilles’ son?” (Comment sappelle le fils de Sophie et Gilles ?)

Michel replies: “Their son is called Julien.” (Leur fils sappelle Julien.) because son (fils) is a singular word in this context.

Summary

The French translation for “their (singular)” is leur.

Pronounced the same

Examples of "their (singular)" in use

There are 5 examples of the French word for "their (singular)" being used:

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