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 //(Could you give me <color #66cc00>your</color>  phone number, please?)// //(Could you give me <color #66cc00>your</color>  phone number, please?)//
 +
 +
 +=====Use=====
 +Possessive adjectives express possession or ownership. 
 +  * <color #66cc00>ton</color> livre //(<color #66cc00>your</color> book)//
 +  * <color #66cc00>ton</color> pays, <color #66cc00>ta</color> famille //<color #66cc00>(your</color> country / <color #66cc00>your</color> family)//
 +  * <color #66cc00>notre</color> voyage //(<color #66cc00>our</color> trip)//
 +
 +
 +=====Construction=====
 +
 +Possessive adjectives are in front of the noun, just like articles.
 +
 +  * la voiture, une voiture, ma voiture
 +  * the car, a car, my car
 +
 +
 +Possessive adjectives agree with the noun that follows:
 +
 +  * <color deeppink>la</color> voiture => ma voiture (voiture est féminin)
 +  * //<color deeppink>the</color> car => my car (car = voiture is feminine, so the possessive adjective is MA)// 
 +
 +  * <color blue>le</color> bureau => mon bureau (bureau est masculin)
 +  * //<color blue>the</color> office => my office (office = bureau => masculine, so the possessive adjective is MON )//
 +
 +  * **les** collègues => mes collègues (collègues est pluriel)
 +  * //**the** colleagues => my colleagues (colleagues = collègues = plural so the possessive adjective is MES)//
 +
 +=====Table=====
 +
 +^<html>&nbsp</html>^<html>&nbsp</html>^<color blue>masculin</color>^<color deeppink>féminin</color>^pluriel^
 +^<html>&nbsp</html>^<html>&nbsp</html>^<color blue>le bureau (the office)</color>^<color deeppink>la voiture (the car) </color>^des collègues (the colleagues)^
 +|singulier|je|<color blue>**mon** bureau (my office)</color>|<color deeppink>**ma** voiture (my car)</color>|**mes** collègues (my colleagues)|
 +|<html>&nbsp</html>|tu|<color blue>**ton** bureau (your office)</color>|<color deeppink>**ta** voiture (your car)</color>|**tes** collègues (your colleagues)|
 +|<html>&nbsp</html>|il|<color blue>**son** bureau (his office)</color>|<color deeppink>**sa** voiture (his car)</color>|**ses** collègues (his colleagues)|
 +|<html>&nbsp</html>|elle|<color blue>**son** bureau (her office)</color>|<color deeppink>**sa** voiture (her car)</color>|**ses** collègues (her colleagues)|
 +|pluriel|nous|**notre** bureau (our office) |**notre** voiture (our car)|**nos** collègues (our colleagues)|
 +|<html>&nbsp</html>|vous|**votre** bureau (your office)|**votre** voiture (your car)|**vos** collègues (your colleagues)|
 +|<html>&nbsp</html>|ils|**leur** bureau (their office)|**leur** voiture (their car)|**leurs** collègues (their colleagues)|
 +|<html>&nbsp</html>|elles|**leur** bureau (their office)|**leur** voiture (their car)|**leurs** collègues (their colleagues)|
 +
 +
 +=====Note=====
 +
 +In French nouns have genders, so the possessive adjectives agree with the thing/noun, not the owner.
 +
 +\\
 +<color deeppink>une</color>  voiture (féminin) 
 +
 +<color deeppink>une voiture</color> (a car) is a feminine noun, so the possessive adjective is <color deeppink>SA.</color>
 +  * Il a <color deeppink>une</color>  voiture  => C'est <color deeppink>sa</color>  voiture
 +  * //He has a car => It’s his car//.
 +  * Elle a <color deeppink>une</color>  voiture  => C'est <color deeppink>sa</color>  voiture
 +  * //She has a car => It’s her car.//
 +
 +\\
 +<color blue>un</color> vélo (masculin)
 +
 +<color blue>un vélo</color> (a bike) is a masculine noun, so the possessive adjective is <color blue>SON</color>.
 +  * Il a <color blue>un</color>  vélo  => C'est <color blue>son</color>  vélo
 +  * //He has a bike => It’s his bike.//
 +  * Elle a <color blue>un</color>  vélo  => C'est <color blue>son</color>  vélo
 +  * //She has a bike => It’s her bike.//
 +
 +
 +
 +=====Note =====
 +In front of feminine nouns starting with a vowel or a voiceless h,  "ma, ta, sa" are replaced by "mon, ton, son"
 +
 +  * une idée => mon idée, ton idée, son idée
 +  * //an idea => my idea, your idea, his/her idea//
 +
 +  * une adresse => mon adresse, ton adresse, son adresse
 +  * //an address => my address, your address, his/her address//
 +
 +  * une histoire => mon histoire, ton histoire, son histoire
 +  * //a story => my story, your story, his/her story//
 +
 +
 +