Sunday, July 7, 2013

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES / LES ADJECTIFS POSSESSIFS

Possessive pronouns go before the noun. When a feminine noun begins with a vowel, you must use the masculine form of the pronoun for ease of pronunciation. 'Ma amie' is incorrect and must be 'mon amie', even though 'amie' is feminine. Remember that adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number, not the possessor! Sa mère can mean his mother or her mother even though sa is the feminine form, because it agrees with mère and not the possessor (his or her).

                                
Masc.
                      Fem.
          Plural
My
mon m /
ma /ma/
mes  
Your
ton t /
ta /ta/
tes
His/Her/Its
son /
sa /sa/
ses
Our
notre  
notre
nos
Your
votre  
votre
vos
Their
leur  
leur
leurs

Example:-
  1. C'est ma mère et mon père.- This is my mother and my father. 
  2. Ce sont vos petits-enfants ?- These are your grandchildren? 
  3. Mes parents sont divorcés. -My parents are divorced. 
  4. Sa grand-mère est veuve.- His grandmother is a widow. 
  5. Notre frère est marié, mais notre soeur est célibataire.Our brother is married, but our sister is single.  
  6. Ton oncle est architecte, n'est-ce pas ? Your uncle is an architect, isn't he?
  7.  Leurs cousines sont néerlandaises. Their cousins are Dutch.

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