Cette entreprise est internationale, et ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes.

Breakdown of Cette entreprise est internationale, et ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes.

être
to be
et
and
cette
this
l'entreprise
the company
international
international
la valeur
the value
miennes
mine
ses
its
correspondre à
to match

Questions & Answers about Cette entreprise est internationale, et ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes.

Why is it cette entreprise and not ce entreprise or cet entreprise?

Because entreprise is a feminine singular noun.

French demonstratives agree with the noun:

  • ce = masculine singular
  • cet = masculine singular before a vowel sound
  • cette = feminine singular
  • ces = plural

So:

  • ce livre = this book
  • cet hôtel = this hotel
  • cette entreprise = this company
  • ces entreprises = these companies
What exactly does entreprise mean here?

Here, entreprise means company or business.

Although it looks like the English word enterprise, in everyday French une entreprise is the normal word for a company. It is a feminine noun, which is why you get cette entreprise.

Why is it internationale with an extra -e?

Because adjectives in French usually agree with the noun they describe.

Since entreprise is feminine singular, the adjective must also be feminine singular:

  • masculine: international
  • feminine: internationale

So:

  • un groupe international
  • une entreprise internationale
Why is it ses valeurs and not sa valeurs?

Because possessive adjectives in French agree with the thing possessed, not with the owner.

The owner here is cette entreprise, which is singular, so we need a form meaning its. But the possessed thing is valeurs, which is plural, so the correct form is ses.

Compare:

  • sa valeur = its value
  • ses valeurs = its values

So even though the company is singular, valeurs is plural, which is why French uses ses.

Why is it ses and not leurs?

Because leurs is used when the owner is plural.

Here the owner is just one thing: cette entreprise. So French uses the singular-owner set:

  • son / sa / ses = his, her, its

If there were several companies, you would use:

  • leur / leurs = their

So:

  • Cette entreprise et ses valeurs = this company and its values
  • Ces entreprises et leurs valeurs = these companies and their values
Is ses pronounced the same as ces?

Yes. In normal pronunciation, ses and ces sound the same: say.

You tell them apart by meaning and spelling:

  • ses valeurs = his/her/its values
  • ces valeurs = these/those values

This is a very common point of confusion for learners, because the pronunciation does not help you distinguish them.

Why is the verb correspondent in the plural?

Because the subject of the verb is ses valeurs, which is plural.

The verb is correspondre. In the present tense:

  • je corresponds
  • tu corresponds
  • il/elle correspond
  • nous correspondons
  • vous correspondez
  • ils/elles correspondent

Since valeurs is plural, French uses correspondent.

Also, the final -ent here is not pronounced.

Why does French use correspondre à here?

Because correspondre normally takes the preposition à.

So French says:

In this sentence:

  • ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes

This is different from English, where match can take a direct object:

  • English: Its values match mine
  • French: Ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes

So à is required by the verb.

Why is it aux miennes?

Because aux is the contraction of à + les.

The underlying structure is:

  • à les miennesaux miennes

French always contracts à + les into aux.

You also see:

  • au = à + le
  • aux = à + les

So correspondent aux miennes literally follows the pattern correspond to mine.

Why is it miennes and not just mes?

Because mes is a possessive adjective, while les miennes is a possessive pronoun.

  • mes must be followed by a noun: mes valeurs
  • les miennes replaces the noun: mine / my ones

In this sentence, French avoids repeating valeurs, so it uses the pronoun:

  • ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes

Also, miennes agrees with the noun it replaces, valeurs, which is feminine plural.

The full set is:

  • le mien = mine (masculine singular)
  • la mienne = mine (feminine singular)
  • les miens = mine (masculine plural)
  • les miennes = mine (feminine plural)
Could I also say ses valeurs correspondent à mes valeurs?

Yes, that is grammatically correct.

But French often prefers aux miennes to avoid repeating valeurs:

  • ses valeurs correspondent à mes valeurs = correct, but repetitive
  • ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes = more natural and elegant

So the sentence uses a possessive pronoun simply to sound smoother.

Is the comma before et necessary?

Not really. It is optional here.

You can write:

  • Cette entreprise est internationale et ses valeurs correspondent aux miennes.

The comma adds a slight pause and can make the sentence feel a little more balanced, but it is not required. French generally uses commas before et less often than English does.

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