ses
French, determiner/sɛ/
ses is spelled S-E-S (3 letters) and appears 1,622 times per million words in written French, the 69th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ses is a French determiner meaning “his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ses mean in English?
determiner
- 1
his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)
Alicia dîne chez ses parents.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Matière scolaire traitant des sciences économiques et sociales.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ses?
- /sɛ/
- /sɛ.z‿/
- /se.z‿/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ses
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ses in French?
ses appears 1,622 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).