Breakdown of Son renseignement est faux, mais le tien est vrai.
être
to be
mais
but
vrai
true
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
le tien
yours (informal, masculine singular; also la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes)
faux
false
le renseignement
the intelligence
Questions & Answers about Son renseignement est faux, mais le tien est vrai.
Why is renseignement translated as "piece of information" rather than just "information"?
Why do we use le tien for "yours" here?
Does son renseignement definitively mean "his" piece of information, or could it be "hers"?
It could easily be "hers". In French, possessive adjectives like son, sa, and ses agree with the noun being possessed, not the owner. Since renseignement is masculine, it takes son regardless of whether a man or a woman possesses it. The English translation says "his" due to external context, but standing alone, it could mean "her piece of information".
Why does the adjective faux have an 'x' at the end if the noun is singular?
The base masculine singular form of the adjective for "false" is naturally faux. French words ending in -s, -x, or -z in their singular form do not change when they become masculine plural. So, whether it is one piece of information (un renseignement faux) or several (des renseignements faux), the spelling of the adjective stays the same.
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