la or ma for my hand

anish t.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

la or ma for my hand

In the quiz, I translated "He took my hand"  as "Il a pris la main",  but was marked wrong. The correct answer is "Il a pris ma main" but I thought we can write la main for my hand

Asked 4 years ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Il a pris ma main specifies it was your hand he took; il a pris la main doesn't. As the lesson you linked notes, appropriate possessive pronouns are used when required to clarify whose body part is being referred to. Le/la/l'/les are used when referring to the verb's subject(s) doing something with his/her/its/their own body part/vêtements etc. With other people involved, or with the body part itself as the verb's subject appropriate possessive pronouns are used for clarity Special cases when you use mon/ma/mes/etc with parts of the body (French Possessive Adjectives)

anish t.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks that clears my doubt

anish t. asked:

la or ma for my hand

In the quiz, I translated "He took my hand"  as "Il a pris la main",  but was marked wrong. The correct answer is "Il a pris ma main" but I thought we can write la main for my hand

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