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Grammaire française - French Grammar
LES ADJECTIFS ET PRONOMS POSSESSIFS
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES IN FRENCH
| MASCULINE | FEMININE | |
| I | mon livre (my book) mon avion (my plane) mes livres (my books) |
ma maison (my house) mon orange (my orange) mes maisons (my houses) |
| You | ton livre (your book) ton avion (your plane) tes livres (your books) |
ta maison (your house) ton orange (your orange) tes maisons (your houses) |
| He | son livre (his/her book) son avion (his/her plane) ses livres (his/her books) |
sa maison (his/her house) son orange (his/her orange) ses maisons (his/her houses) |
| We | notre livre (our book) notre avion (our plane) nos livres (our books) |
notre maison (our house) notre orange (our orange) nos maisons (our houses) |
| You | votre livre (your book) votre avion (your plane) vos livres (your books) |
votre maison (your house) votre orange (your orange) vos maisons (your houses) |
| They | leur livre (their book) leur avion (their plane) leurs livres (their books) |
leur maison (their house) leur orange (their orange) leurs maisons (their houses) |
- Examples:
Où est mon livre? (Where is my book?)
Quel est ton nom? (What is your name?)
Notre fils est à l'université. (Our son is at university.)
Leur chien est petit. (Their dog is small.)
- If the noun is feminine but starts with a vowel sound, the masculine adjective is used.
mon orange (my orange)
You can't sayma orange
- You can also use the phrase: à + tonic pronoun:
C'est à moi.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS IN FRENCH
| MASCULINE | FEMININE | |
| I | le mien (mine) les miens (mine) |
la mienne (mine) les miennes (mine) |
| You | le tien (yours) les tiens (yours) |
la tienne (yours) les tiennes (yours) |
| He | le sien (his/hers) les siens (his/hers) |
la sienne (his/hers) les siennes (his/hers) |
| We | le nôtre (ours) les nôtres (ours) |
la nôtre (ours) les nôtres (ours) |
| You | le vôtre (yours) les vôtres (yours) |
la vôtre (yours) les vôtres (yours) |
| They | le leur (theirs) les leurs (theirs) |
la leur (theirs) les leurs (theirs) |
- They are used to replace nouns mentioned before.
Ma voiture est rouge, mais la sienne est noire.
(My car is red, but his is black.)
La nôtre est blanche.
(Ours is white.)
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