Siennes

Siennes is the feminine plural form of the third-person possessive pronoun in French. It is used to refer to something that belongs to someone else when the possessed noun is feminine plural. Like other possessive pronouns, siennes stands in for the noun and its article, agreeing with the possessed noun in gender and number rather than with the possessor.

Forms of the corresponding third-person possessive pronouns include le sien (masculine singular), la sienne (feminine singular), les siens (masculine plural), and les siennes (feminine plural). These forms are used to indicate ownership without repeating the noun. Siennes specifically corresponds to “theirs” for a feminine plural noun.

Usage examples illustrate its function. For a feminine plural possessed item: Ces chaussures appartiennent à Élise; les siennes sont rouges. For a feminine singular possessed item: La robe appartient à Marie; la sienne est bleue. The choice between siennes and other forms depends on the gender and number of the noun being possessed, not on the possessor’s gender.

Notes on style and context: Siennes is common in standard written French and in formal spoken French when the noun has already been identified or is obvious from context. In casual speech, speakers frequently repeat the noun or use a phrase like à elle/à lui instead of the pronoun form. The possessive pronoun system as a whole includes analogous forms for other persons (mien/mienne, tien/tienne, sien/sienne, nôtre, vôtre, leur/leurs).