Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Possessive adjectives====== =====Introduction===== Je vous laisse <color #66cc00>mes</color> clés. //(Here are <color #66cc00>my</color> keys.)// \\ Je vous présente <color #66cc00>mes</color> meilleurs amis et <color #66cc00>leurs</color> enfants. //(Let me introduce you to <color #66cc00>my</color> best friends and <color #66cc00>their</color> children.)// \\ Donnez-moi <color #66cc00>votre</color> numéro de téléphone, s'il vous plaît. //(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> </html>^<html> </html>^<color blue>masculin</color>^<color deeppink>féminin</color>^pluriel^ ^<html> </html>^<html> </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> </html>|tu|<color blue>**ton** bureau (your office)</color>|<color deeppink>**ta** voiture (your car)</color>|**tes** collègues (your colleagues)| |<html> </html>|il|<color blue>**son** bureau (his office)</color>|<color deeppink>**sa** voiture (his car)</color>|**ses** collègues (his colleagues)| |<html> </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> </html>|vous|**votre** bureau (your office)|**votre** voiture (your car)|**vos** collègues (your colleagues)| |<html> </html>|ils|**leur** bureau (their office)|**leur** voiture (their car)|**leurs** collègues (their colleagues)| |<html> </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//