Sa motivation est un bon exemple pour notre groupe.

to be

Breakdown of Sa motivation est un bon exemple pour notre groupe.

• pour: for
• notre: our
• sa: her

Questions & Answers about Sa motivation est un bon exemple pour notre groupe.

Why is it sa motivation and not son motivation?

In French, sa / son / ses agree with the gender and number of the noun possessed, not with the owner.

• motivation is feminine singular → you use sa.
  
  • sa motivation = her motivation / his motivation / their motivation (for one person, context decides)
• If the noun were masculine singular, you’d use son.
  
  • son livre (his/her book)
• If it were plural, you’d use ses.
  
  • ses motivations (his/her motivations)

The owner’s gender does not change sa/son/ses—only the noun that follows does.

Is motivation feminine in French? How can I tell?

Yes, motivation is feminine: la motivation, sa motivation, une motivation.

A useful pattern: nouns ending in -tion are almost always feminine in French:

• la nation, la situation, la décision, la conversation, la motivation

You still need to learn gender with each noun, but -tion is a very reliable clue for feminine.

If motivation is feminine, why do we say and not ?