Word
Sa cousine est souvent occupée.
Meaning
Her cousin is often busy.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sa cousine est souvent occupée.
être
to be
souvent
often
occupé
busy
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
Questions & Answers about Sa cousine est souvent occupée.
The translation says "Her cousin", but couldn't sa also mean "his"?
What is the word for a male cousin?
Why does the word occupée end with a double "e"?
Adjectives in French must match the noun they describe. Because cousine is a feminine noun, the base adjective occupé (busy) gets an extra e tacked onto the end to make it feminine as well.
Can I put souvent before the verb?
No, in French, short adverbs like souvent (often) usually go directly after the conjugated verb. That is why the sentence says est souvent rather than souvent est.