Il a aggravé le scandale à cause de sa déclaration.
He worsened the scandal because of his statement.
Breakdown of Il a aggravé le scandale à cause de sa déclaration.
il
he
avoir
to have
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
le scandale
the scandal
Questions & Answers about Il a aggravé le scandale à cause de sa déclaration.
Could I use grâce à instead of à cause de in this sentence?
Why is it à cause de sa déclaration and not parce que sa déclaration?
Does aggravé just mean 'annoyed' like 'aggravated' sometimes does in English?
In French, aggraver strictly means to make a situation worse or more serious. While 'aggravate' can mean 'annoy' in everyday English, French uses words like énerver or agacer when talking about annoying a person.
Why is it sa déclaration if the subject is Il (he)? Shouldn't it be masculine?
In French, possessive adjectives like sa match the gender of the thing being owned, not the person who owns it. Since the word déclaration is feminine, you must use sa, even though the statement belongs to a man (Il).