sa
part of speech
abbreviation (SA); French word (sa); fragment
meaning for a pupil
1) SA is a short form of South Australia, a state of Australia whose capital is Adelaide. tree →
2) SA is also a short form of South Africa. tree →
3) (French) «Sa» is a French word meaning «his» or «her» before a feminine noun, as in «sa mère» (his or her mother); said like «sah». It is not an English word. tree →
4) (business) After a company name, S.A. is like «Ltd» or «Inc.» in some countries. tree →
sense in the lessons
In Australian geography SA is used on maps and addresses. In French lessons «sa» is one of the words for his/her (mon, ma, mes; ton, ta, tes; son, sa, ses). As a lower-case «sa» it is usually a fragment of a longer word. Phrases: «Adelaide, SA», «sa sœur» (French: his or her sister).
examples
- Adelaide is the capital of SA. tree →
- Grandma lives in Port Lincoln, SA. tree →
- The rugby match was SA against New Zealand. tree →
- In French, «sa maison» means his house or her house. tree →
- «Elle aime sa chatte» means «She loves her cat». tree →
- Write SA in capitals when you mean South Australia. tree →
note
Write the abbreviation in capitals: SA. In French, «sa» goes with feminine nouns and does not show whether the owner is a boy or a girl: «sa mère» can be his mother or her mother. Not an English word on its own.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.