Can you say "elle m'a tendu le doigt" instead of "sa doigt" because you know it's her finger? I thought when it's obvious to whom the body part belongs, the French prefer not to specify as in "J'ai mal à la tête."
"tendre le doigt" or "tendre sa doigt"?
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oops ignore my error of "sa doigt" I meant "'son doigt" with the same question….thanks. I'm lousy with genders!
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I suspect the use of tendre son doigt has achieved idiomatic status. Note, however, that you still use possessive pronouns when there is special emphasis on the body part. See also: Special cases when you use mon/ma/mes/etc with parts of the body (French Possessive Adjectives)
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