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RobertKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
A more basic question:
In the example "Ils attendent son arrivée d'une minute à l'autre" would the wording be different if the person awaited is female?
This question relates to:French lesson "Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect in French"
Asked 5 years ago
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Robert,
in the example, "ils" refers to an all male or mixed sex group of people. If those waiting were all women, you'd simply say "elles" instead of "ils".
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Alan Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
No, son arrivée can mean his arrival or her arrival, so there would be no change in wording.
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Oh, sorry, you are speaking about the person AWAITING, not the persons WAITING. Alan is correct.
-- Chris.
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