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Il a mangé la bouche pleine.

Il a mangé la bouche pleine.
He ate with his mouth full.
From Lesson 215:The body and appearance·French

Breakdown of Il a mangé la bouche pleine.

il
he
manger
to eat
plein
full
la bouche
the mouth

Questions & Answers about Il a mangé la bouche pleine.

Why is there no word for 'with' in the French sentence?
In French, when describing a physical state or posture that accompanies an action, you usually drop the preposition 'with' (avec). You just place the body part and its adjective directly after the verb, creating a descriptive phrase like la bouche pleine.
Why does it use la bouche (the mouth) instead of sa bouche (his mouth)?
French rarely uses possessive adjectives (mon, ton, son) with body parts when it is obvious whose body part it is. Since 'he' is the one eating, French just uses the definite article la (the), and it is naturally understood as 'his mouth'.
Why is the adjective pleine instead of plein?
Pleine describes la bouche, which is a feminine singular noun. Therefore, the adjective must agree and take the feminine form pleine (adding an 'e' to the masculine plein).

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