siens

This is the 1954th most frequent French word.

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siens

"Siens" means "his," "hers," or "its," referring to possessions or things belonging to someone.


Here, 'siens' is a possessive pronoun, indicating ownership and agreeing in gender and number with 'livres'.

Les livres sont les siens.

The books are his.


In this sentence, 'siens' again serves as a possessive pronoun, representing ownership of the pens 'stylos' and conforming to their masculine plural form.

J'ai trouvé les stylos, mais je ne suis pas sûr qu'ils soient les siens.

I found the pens, but I'm not sure they are his.


Here, 'siens' refers back to 'jouets'. It functions as a possessive pronoun to assert ownership by Marie and matches the masculine plural form of 'jouets'.

Les enfants jouent avec leurs jouets, mais Marie a dit que ce sont les siens.

The children are playing with their toys, but Marie said that these are hers.