Possessive Adjectives

in French

My

• There are three ways to say “my” in French. You have to know the gender and number of the thing that is being possessed.

• Masculine Singular---mon

• Feminine Singular---ma

• Plural mes

Examples w/my

• You first determine the gender and number of the noun.

• My brother Mon frère• Since brother is both singular and

masculine, you use the masculine singular form of my.

• My sister Ma soeur (explain to me)

Your

• When you want to say something is yours, you use either ton, ta, or tes.

• Again we must first determine the gender Again we must first determine the gender and number of the noun.and number of the noun.

• Your fatherYour father ton pton pèreère

• Your sisterYour sister ta soeurta soeur

• Your friendsYour friends tes amistes amis

His, hers

• To say something belongs to him, her, or it---use son, sa, or ses.

• Son is masculine, Sa is feminine, and ses is plural

• His books Ses livres

• Her sweater son pull

• His sister sa soeur

Ours

• There are only two forms that mean our or ours; notre and nos. This makes determining which to use very easy!!

• Notre---singular

• Nos—plural

• Our house-----notre maison

• Our teachers---nos professeurs

Your

• You will have to decide which your to use based on the tu vs. vous rule. If you don’t know the person well or you want to be polite you will use this form---votre, vos

• Votre—singularVotre—singular vos—pluralvos—plural

• Your mother---votre mYour mother---votre mèèrere

• Your sisters---vos soeursYour sisters---vos soeurs

Their

• Figuring out which their to use is very simple because there is only a singular and plural form.

• Leur---singular Leurs—plural

• Their aunt---leur tante

• Their aunts---leurs tantes

Fill in the blanks!!!

• _________ soeur (his sister)

• _________oncle (her uncle)

• _________ fils (my son)

Answers

• ____Sa_____ soeur (his sister)

• ____Son_____oncle (her uncle)

• _____Mon____ fils (my son)

Fill in the blanks!!

• _________ grand-parents (your grandparents)

• _________ voiture (their car)

• _________ salle de classe (our classroom)

Answers

• _Vos/Tes___ grand-parents (your grandparents)

• __Leur_______ voiture (their car)

• _____Notre____ salle de classe (our classroom)

One last thing……

• You can not use ma, ta, or sa in front of words that start with a vowel sound.

• For those words you would have to use the masculine form!

• Mon amie (my feminine friend)

• Ton étudiante (your female student)