What does sien in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word sien in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sien in French.
The word sien in French means his, his family, her family, of his, of hers, his, hers, give a lot of yourself, invest yourself, go out of your way, not spare yourself, make your own, we all need to do our bit, do your bit. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sien
his(à soi) (for a man) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Tu n'as pas de stylo ? Alors prends le sien. Cette veste est la sienne. That jacket is hers. |
his family, her familynom masculin pluriel (soutenu (sa famille, ses proches) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le jeune homme était rentré passer Noël parmi les siens. The young man had come home to spend Christmas with his loved ones. |
of his, of hersadjectif (vieux (de lui ou d'elle) (after the noun) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Maurice est en vacances chez une sienne tante. Maurice is holidaying at the house of an aunt of his. |
his, hers(littéraire (à soi) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") Le chevalier a fait sienne cette femme. The knight made this woman his own. |
give a lot of yourself, invest yourself, go out of your way, not spare yourselflocution verbale (faire des efforts, s'investir) |
make your ownlocution verbale (souvent au pluriel (reprendre le flambeau de [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
we all need to do our bit(chacun doit faire un effort) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
do your bitlocution verbale (s'impliquer) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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