English Sentence:

His parents divorced when he was a child.

French Translation:

Ses parents ont divorcé quand il était enfant.

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Words used:

ses

his, her, its (referring to a plural noun)

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les parents

parents

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ont

to have (third person plural form of the French verb "avoir")

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divorcer

to divorce, to get divorced

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quand

when

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il

1. he 2. it

Here: he

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était

to be (third person singular imperfect tense of "être")

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enfant m.   (Pl: enfants)

kid, child

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