Note de Grammaire #13 – possessive adjectives
WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT IS POSSESSED!
| Before a masculine singular noun | Before a feminine singular noun | Before a plural noun (m. or f.) | |
| My | Mon | Ma | Mes |
| Your | Ton | Ta | Tes |
| His/Her/Its | Son | Sa | Ses |
| Our | Notre | Notre | Nos |
| Your | Votre | Votre | Vos |
| Their | Leur | Leur | Leurs |
*Son, sa and ses may mean either her, his.
C’est son père. = That’s her father OR That’s his father.
C’est sa mère. = That’s her mother OR That’s his mother.
Ce sont ses parents. = Those are her parents OR Those are his parents.
*Mon, ton and son are used before all singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound, whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
C’est ton amie Marianne?
C’est mon oncle Xavier.
*Use ton, ta and tes with people you would normally address with tu.
*Use votre and vos with people you would normally address with vous.
*Another way to indicate possession is with the preposition “ de ”. De/d’ plus a person’s name is used in the same way as “ ’s ” in English.
Ex: J’aime bien le frère d’André. à I really like Andre’s brother.
Exercice:
Choose the correct possessive adjective in each sentence.
1/ Voilà ( mon / ma ) frère Olivier.
2/ Ça, c’est (mon / ma ) crayon.
3/ Ça, c’est (nos / notre ) chat, Zola.
4/ Ce sont (mes / ses) soeurs, Alice et Marianne.
5/ Ça, c’est Jacques, c’est (leur / leurs ) cousin.