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en:grammaire:noms_adjectif:possessifs:adjectifs [2020/11/04 13:35] – [Construction] heleneen:grammaire:noms_adjectif:possessifs:adjectifs [2023/02/14 14:31] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * **les** collègues => mes collègues (collègues est pluriel)   * **les** collègues => mes collègues (collègues est pluriel)
   * //**the** colleagues => my colleagues (colleagues = collègues = plural so the possessive adjective is MES)//   * //**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)|
  
  
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 In French nouns have genders, so the possessive adjectives agree with the thing/noun, not the owner. In French nouns have genders, so the possessive adjectives agree with the thing/noun, not the owner.
  
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 <color deeppink>une</color>  voiture (féminin)  <color deeppink>une</color>  voiture (féminin) 
-a car (une voiture) is a feminine noun, so the possessive adjective is <color deeppink>SA.</color>+ 
 +<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   * Il a <color deeppink>une</color>  voiture  => C'est <color deeppink>sa</color>  voiture
   * //He has a car => It’s his car//.   * //He has a car => It’s his car//.
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   * //She has a car => It’s her car.//   * //She has a car => It’s her car.//
  
 +\\
 <color blue>un</color> vélo (masculin) <color blue>un</color> vélo (masculin)
-a bike (un vélo) is a masculine noun, so the possessive adjective is SON.+ 
 +<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   * Il a <color blue>un</color>  vélo  => C'est <color blue>son</color>  vélo
   * //He has a bike => It’s his bike.//   * //He has a bike => It’s his bike.//
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 +=====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//