Grammar ~ Posessive Adjectives Flashcards
My (m singular)
Mon
Your (m singular)
Ton
His (m singular)
Son
My (f singular)
Ma
Your (f singular)
Ta
Plural (for all) ~ his, her, its
Ses
Her (f singular)
Sa
My (all plural)
Mes
Your (all plural)
Tes
Our (singular)
Notre
Your (singular)
Votre
Their (singular)
Leur
Our (plural)
Nos
Your (plural)
Vos
Their (plural)
Leurs
Chart for “our”, “your” and “their”:
Singular. PLURAL NOTRE. Our VOS
VOTRE. Your. VOS
LEUR. Their. LEURS
What are the forms of
Our, your and their when using the informal “tu”?
Ton (ours)
Ta (yours)
Tes (theirs)
What form of “your” and “their” do you use when using formal language?
Votre (yours)
Vos (theirs)
When saying “your” to two or more people, you say:
Votre
To say “my”, “your” and “his/hers”, stick with the masculine “mon”, “ton” and “son” if:
The noun they modify begins with a vowel or a vowel sound (histoire)
Translate into French:
HIS (brother)
HER (sister)
THEIR (parents)
SON (frère)
SA (sœur)
SES (parents)
To express ownership in English you use “‘s”. But in French you use:
“des” + noun or proper name
(“d’ with noun that has a vowel sound that follows)
You contract “de” and “la” and
“de” and “les” into
? and ??
“du” and
“des”
In terms of adjectives that come BEFORE the noun they modify, what does the acronym BAGS at stand for?
B: beauty (beau/belle)
A: age (jeune, vieux/veille)
G: goodness (bon/bonne)
S: size (grand/grande)