Breakdown of Il n'y a pas d'adresse sur le sien.
sur
on
il y a
there is / there are
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
l'adresse
the address (f)
le sien
his, hers, its (masculine singular; also la sienne, les siens, les siennes)
Questions & Answers about Il n'y a pas d'adresse sur le sien.
Why is it pas d'adresse instead of pas une adresse?
Why do we need le before sien?
In French, possessive pronouns always include a definite article (le, la, or les). You must include it, unlike in English where we just say 'his' or 'mine' all by itself.
Since the word adresse is feminine, shouldn't the pronoun be the feminine la sienne?
No, because the possessive pronoun agrees with the noun it replaces, not the other nouns in the sentence! Here, le sien replaces a masculine object that the address is written on (for example, un colis, a package). The gender of adresse doesn't affect the pronoun at all.
Does le sien specifically mean 'his', or could it mean 'hers'?
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