French language Q&A Forum

In the example they sound exactly the same. I know you are going to say that context will let me know if it is "hers" or "theirs" but when you are not proficient it can be quite confusing, n'est-ce pas?

The last sentence, is the narrator really referring to age or is this an idiom? To be dressed up? for the New Year.

Bonjour.  I read the lesson.  The lesson does not seem to advise when it is appropriate or better to use être or faire.  Does it absolutely not matter?  Or are there situations where être may be better to use than faire, or vice versa?  Merci.

In this example, the English translation seems like the present tense ... "is sitting".  But "assis" is the past participle for the verb s'asseoir / to sit.  How would this be described gramatically, or why not use l'imparfait or present tense? 

Also is this grammatical usage of a past participle "seated", unique to the verb s'asseoir?    Thank you.

Here is the example from above: 

Mon frère est assis dans la rangée devant moi.My brother is sitting in the row before me.