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Sentence #320833

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marafon marafon April 25, 2022, edited April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 at 9:49:30 AM UTC, edited April 25, 2022 at 10:39:18 AM UTC link Permalink

Is it ambiguous? Could this mean both "my mother" and "his/her mother"?

ddnktr ddnktr April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 at 2:56:46 PM UTC link Permalink

@marafon

It refers to the speaker's mother. Depending on who you're talking to, I think it can only mean "my mother" or "our mother."

marafon marafon April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 at 3:02:22 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks. That's what I thought.

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Sa mère a des idées dépassées.

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Mother has old-fashioned ideas.

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