Does the translation match up for “leur lettre”, or should it be “leurs lettres”?

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Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Brian,

les enfants écrivaient leurs lettres = the children wrote their letters to Santa
→ the children have several letters each

les enfants écrivaient leur lettre = the children wrote their letter to Santa
→ the children wrote the same letter / there is only one letter

les enfants écrivaient leur lettre = the children wrote their letters to Santa
→ the children wrote one letter each / have a different letter each

I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée

Chris Wirt · Answer

A worthwhile point to remember: in French you take the point of view of the individual, not the collective, in such cases.

Brian Earl · Answer

Ahhhhh! That’s an important distinction between French & English that I wasn’t aware of. Very useful - thanks.