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How do you spell its on French?

"Its" in French can be translated in a few ways depending on the context:

1. As a possessive adjective:

* son/sa/ses (masculine singular, feminine singular, plural)

Example:

* Son livre est sur la table. (His book is on the table.)

* Sa voiture est rouge. (Her car is red.)

* Ses amis sont gentils. (His/Her friends are nice.)

2. As a possessive pronoun:

* le sien/la sienne/les siens/les siennes (masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, feminine plural)

Example:

* Ce livre est le sien. (This book is his.)

* Cette voiture est la sienne. (This car is hers.)

* Ces amis sont les siens. (These friends are his.)

3. As a reflexive pronoun:

* se (for all genders and numbers)

Example:

* Il se lave les mains. (He washes his hands.)

* Elle se brosse les cheveux. (She brushes her hair.)

* Ils se regardent. (They look at each other.)

4. To refer to something belonging to a thing:

* son (masculine) or sa (feminine)

Example:

* La maison a sa propre piscine. (The house has its own pool.)

* Le chat a son propre panier. (The cat has its own basket.)

It's important to choose the correct translation based on the context and the gender of the noun it refers to.

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