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La guitare est sa passion depuis toujours.

La guitare est sa passion depuis toujours.
The guitar has always been his passion.
From Lesson 98:Ongoing duration (depuis)·French

Questions & Answers about La guitare est sa passion depuis toujours.

Why does the French sentence use "est" (is) when the English translation says "has been"?
In French, when a state started in the past and is still continuing right now, you use the present tense with the word depuis. So, instead of saying it "has been" his passion, French literally says it "is" his passion since always.
What does the phrase "depuis toujours" literally mean?
It literally translates to "since always." While English uses "has always been," French pairs depuis (since/for) with toujours (always) to show that this passion started as far back as anyone can remember and continues today.
The translation says "his passion." Could "sa passion" also mean "her passion"?
Yes! The word sa can mean "his," "her," or "its." In French, possessive words agree with the gender of the thing being owned, not the owner. Because passion is a feminine noun, you must use sa, regardless of whether the guitar lover is a man or a woman.
Why do we need "La" before "guitare"?
In English, we can often drop the article for broad concepts, like saying "Guitar is his passion." In French, nouns almost always require an article. When talking about things in a general sense or a whole category, you must use the definite article (le, la, or les).

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