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manger à sa faim (to eat one's fill)

Grammar & Usage

idiomatic verbal phrase

neutral

How it works

This expression combines the verb 'manger' (to eat) with the prepositional phrase 'à + [possessive determiner] + faim' (hunger). The possessive determiner inflects to agree in person and number with the subject (e.g., 'à ma faim', 'à notre faim'). It typically expresses either reaching satiety in a single meal or having sufficient food security to avoid hunger.

Sample sentences

Dans plusieurs régions du monde, des millions de personnes ne peuvent toujours pas manger à leur faim.

In several regions of the world, millions of people still cannot eat their fill.

Après cette longue randonnée en montagne, nous avons enfin pu manger à notre faim.

After that long mountain hike, we were finally able to eat our fill.

Le buffet était tellement copieux que tout le monde a mangé à sa faim.

The buffet was so generous that everyone ate their fill.

Quick facts

noun_gender:'Faim' is a feminine noun, but the possessive pronoun behaves regularly based on grammatical person.

verb_conjugation:The verb 'manger' is a regular -er verb with a stem change in the 'nous' present form (mangeons) and imperfect (mangeais).

possessive_agreement:The determiner must match the subject: ma faim (1sg), ta faim (2sg), sa faim (3sg), notre faim (1pl), votre faim (2pl), leur faim (3pl).

Often used with

pouvoir manger à sa faim

ne pas manger à sa faim

avoir de quoi manger à sa faim

donner à manger à sa faim

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Example

Dans plusieurs régions du monde, des millions de personnes ne peuvent toujours pas manger à leur faim.

In several regions of the world, millions of people still cannot eat their fill.

Après cette longue randonnée en montagne, nous avons enfin pu manger à notre faim.

After that long mountain hike, we were finally able to eat our fill.