Breakdown of Son honneur est très important pour lui.
être
to be
très
very
pour
for
lui
him / to him / to her (indirect object)
important
important
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
l'honneur
the honour (m)
Questions & Answers about Son honneur est très important pour lui.
Does son specifically mean "his" because the person is male?
Not exactly. In French, possessives like son agree with the noun being owned, not the owner. Because honneur is a masculine noun, it must take son. Out of context, son honneur could mean "his honour", "her honour", or even "its honour". We only know it means "his" here because the sentence later uses lui (him).
How is son honneur pronounced? Is there a liaison?
Why does the sentence end with pour lui instead of pour il?
Whenever a pronoun follows a preposition like pour (for), avec (with), or chez (at the home of), you must use a "stressed pronoun". Lui is the masculine stressed pronoun for "him". You cannot use subject pronouns like il after a preposition.
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