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Il va voyager sans passeport.

Il va voyager sans passeport.
He is going to travel without a passport.
From Lesson 94:The preposition without (sans)·French

Questions & Answers about Il va voyager sans passeport.

Why is there no 'un' before passeport?
In English, we say 'without a passport'. But in French, after the preposition sans (without), you usually drop indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, etc.). You simply connect the preposition directly to the noun: sans passeport.
Why does the sentence use 'va voyager'?
This is the near future tense, or futur proche. It is formed with the present tense of aller (to go) followed by an infinitive verb (voyager). It is exactly like saying 'is going to travel' in English, and it is very common for upcoming plans.
Is the 's' at the end of sans pronounced?
No, the 's' is silent here. You would only pronounce it (as a 'z' sound) if the following word started with a vowel, making a spoken connection called a liaison. Because passeport starts with a consonant, the 's' in sans remains completely silent.
If he was traveling without his specific passport, would we drop the word for 'his' too?
No! After sans, you only drop words meaning 'a', 'an', or 'some'. If you need to specify whose passport it is using a possessive adjective, you must keep it. 'Without his passport' would be sans son passeport.

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