Learn French: Son personnage est plus violent que le mien. - His character is more violent than mine.

Son personnage est plus violent que le mien.

His character is more violent than mine.

Breakdown of Son personnage est plus violent que le mien.

mine (masculine singular; also la mienne, les miens, les miennes)

Questions & Answers about Son personnage est plus violent que le mien.

How do we form 'more [adjective] than' in this sentence?

To compare adjectives in French, you sandwich the adjective between plus (more) and que (than). Here, 'more violent than' becomes plus violent que.

Why is it le mien and not just mien for 'mine'?

In French, possessive pronouns like 'mine', 'yours', or 'his' must always include a definite article (le, la, or les). Because it replaces le personnage (a masculine singular noun), it becomes le mien.

Does personnage mean 'character' as in someone's personality?

No, un personnage specifically refers to a character in a story, book, movie, or play. If you want to talk about someone's personality or disposition, you would use the word le caractère.

The translation says 'His character'. Could son personnage also mean 'Her character'?

Yes! In French, possessive words like son agree with the gender of the thing being owned, not the owner. Since personnage is masculine, we use son. Without extra context, it can mean 'his character', 'her character', or even 'its character'.