Learn Hardcore French: Sa tablette est cassée, mais le rapport sera imprimé au bureau. - Her tablet is broken, but the report will be printed at the office.

Because sa/son/ses agree with the possessed noun’s gender/number, not the owner. Tablette is feminine singular, so sa. Use son before feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h to ease pronunciation (e.g., son histoire, son amie).

How do I know tablette is feminine?

Many nouns ending in -ette are feminine.
Learn nouns with their article: la tablette.
A notable exception to the -ette pattern is le squelette.

Why does cassée end with -e?

It’s a past participle used as an adjective and must agree with the feminine singular subject tablette. Masculine: cassé. Plural adds -s: cassés / cassées.

Son téléphone est cassé.
Ses tablettes sont cassées.

Is est cassée passive voice?

Here it describes a state, not an action. Sa tablette est cassée = “The tablet is broken (in a broken state).” A true passive of a breaking action would be Sa tablette a été cassée (par quelqu’un).

Should I use cassée or en panne for electronics?

cassé(e): physically broken/damaged (cracked screen, snapped part).
en panne: not working/malfunctioning (no visible break). For a tablet: Sa tablette est en panne if it won’t turn on; cassée if the screen is shattered.

What does rapport mean compared to compte rendu?

un rapport: a formal report or analysis.
un compte rendu: minutes/summary of a meeting, or a review.
un dossier: a file or case file. Here le rapport is a specific report.

Why le rapport and not un rapport?

Le signals a specific, known item in context. Un would introduce a nonspecific report.

What tense and voice is sera imprimé?

Future passive.

Pattern: future of être
- past participle → sera imprimé = “will be printed.”
Variants:
- Near future: va être imprimé.
- Present state/passive: est imprimé.
- Past passive: a été imprimé.
- Conditional: serait imprimé.

Does imprimé agree with rapport?

Yes, passive past participles agree with the subject:

imprimé (masc. sg., le rapport)
imprimée (fem. sg., la lettre)
imprimés (masc. pl.)
imprimées (fem. pl.)

What exactly does au bureau mean?

“At the office/at work” (location). Don’t confuse with:

dans le bureau: inside the office room.
sur le bureau: on the desk.

Why au and not à le?

French contracts:

à + le = au → au bureau
à + les = aux → aux bureaux No contraction with la or vowel-start feminine: à la maison, à l’école.

Can I add who is printing it with par?

Yes: Le rapport sera imprimé par Paul au bureau. Without an agent, au bureau just marks place. Avoid par le bureau unless the office entity itself is literally the agent; better: par quelqu’un du bureau.

Where can au bureau go in the sentence?

Neutral: … sera imprimé au bureau.
Fronted for emphasis: Au bureau, le rapport sera imprimé. Avoid splitting auxiliary and participle: not … sera au bureau imprimé.

Do I need the comma before mais?

A comma before mais is standard to separate two clauses: …, mais …. Alternatives:

Cependant / Pourtant, starting a new sentence: Sa tablette est cassée. Cependant, le rapport sera imprimé au bureau. Mais is neutral; cependant/pourtant are a bit more formal.

Any pronunciation tips for this sentence?

Sa [sa], tablette [tablɛt].
cassée [kase] (final -ée = [e]).
sera [səʁa].
imprimé [ɛ̃pʁime] (nasal im before p).
au [o], bureau [byʁo] (French u = [y]). No mandatory liaisons here; say it smoothly: [sa tablɛt ɛ kase | mɛ lə ʁapɔʁ səʁa ɛ̃pʁime o byʁo].

Can I rephrase the passive as an active sentence?

Yes:

On imprimera le rapport au bureau.
Le service imprimera le rapport au bureau. Passive is common in formal style; active with on is frequent in speech.

How do I make it clear it’s “his” vs “her” tablet?

Sa matches the noun, not the owner. To disambiguate:

Sa tablette à lui / à elle est cassée.
Or use a name: La tablette de Paul/Marie est cassée.