I don’t get why “C’est le fils de Martha” translates to “He is Martha’s son.”
Well, I should probably restate that: I read the lesson, so I know what the rule is, but I don’t understand the logic behind it.
In English, using “c’est” would never make sense because “Il” means “he.” Thus, it would always be “Il est le fils de Martha.”
How would the sentence need to be phrased so that “il est” would be correctly used (instead of c’est)? Or is this not possible (because an article will always be used)?
In this case, you wouldn’t be referencing an “it,” but an actual (specific) person instead. Something like:
1. Qui est Roger? / Il est le fil de Martha. (The example with Sylvie contradicts this because it also uses c’est.)
or
2. Qui est le garçon? / Il est le fil de Martha (because il is referring to a specific boy)
Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance! 😊
