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G: Possessive Adjectives
Formation
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Possessive Adjectives Les adjectifs possessifs
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Singular mon, ma, mes my ton, ta, tes
your son, sa, ses
his, her
Plural notre, notre, nos our votre, votre, vos your leur, leur, leurs their Usage
As you can probably tell from their name, possessive adjective are used to express possession of an object.
C'est mon livre. - It's my book.
In English the possessive adjective agrees with the subject ( his sister, her brother). But in French, possessive adjectives act like all other adjectives: they must agree with the noun they modify.
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Possesive Adjective Usage Utilisation des adjectifs possessifs
Masculine Noun
Feminine Noun
le livre
la voiture
le livre de Marc
son livre la voiture de Marc
sa voiture
the book of Marc
his book
the car of Marc
his car
les livres de Marc
ses livres les voitures de Marc
ses voitures
the books of Marc
his books the cars of Marc
his cars
le livre de Marie
son livre la voiture de Marie
sa voiture
the book of Marie
her book the car of Marie
her car
les livres de Marie
ses livres les voitures de Marie
ses voitures
the books of Marie
her books the cars of Marie
her cars
Whether the third person singular possessive adjectives son, sa and ses are his or her is indicated by context.
Elle lit son livre. - She reads her book.
Liaison and Adjective Changes
Liaison occurs when mon, ton, and son are followed by a vowel.
Il est mon ami. - He is my friend.
n
Il est ton ami. - He is your friend.
n
Il est son ami. - He is his/her friend.
n
Liaison also occurs with all plural forms, since they all end in s.
Ils sont mes amis. - They are my friends.
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Ils sont nos amis. - They are our friends.
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Mon, ton, and son are used before a feminine singular noun that starts with a vowel or silent h. Elision (to m', t', or s') does not occur.
Elle est mon amie. - She is my friend.
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V: Travel
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Travel Voyage
General
Vehicles
l'aéroport (m)
Airport
l'auto (f)
car
le billet
ticket (for train, airplane) l'avion (m)
Airplane
la poste
post office
l'autobus (m) bus
la station
station
le bateau
Boat
le métro
subway, underground
