Possessive Adjectives Flashcards

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What are the French possessive adjectives for :

my

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  • mon (masc)
  • ma (fem)
  • mes (plural)

mon chat, ma voiture, mes enfants

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What are the French possessive adjectives for :

your (singular, familiar)

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  • ton (masc)
  • ta (fem)
  • tes (plural)

ton chat, ta voiture, tes enfants

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What are the French possessive adjectives for :

his, her, its, one’s

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  • son (masc)
  • sa (fem)
  • ses (plural)

son chat, sa voiture, ses enfants

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What are the French possessive adjectives for :

our

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  • notre (masc)
  • notre (fem)
  • nos (plural)

notre chat, notre voiture, nos enfants

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What are the French possessive adjectives for :

your (plural, formal)

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  • votre (masc)
  • votre (fem)
  • vos (plural)

votre chat, votre voiture, vos enfants

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What are the French possessive adjectives for :

their

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  • leur (masc)
  • leur (fem)
  • leurs (plural)

leur chat, leur voiture, leurs enfants

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Translate to French

my plate

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mon assiette

Use mon in front of feminine words starting with a vowel

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your story

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ton histoire

Use ton in front of most feminine words starting with an h

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her mistake

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son erreur

Use son in front of feminine words starting with a vowel

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Translate to French

my other sister

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mon autre soeur

Use mon in front of feminine words starting with a vowel

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Translate to French

There’s my husband

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Voilà mon mari

Possessive adjectives come before the noun they describe.

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My brother and sister live in Glasgow.

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Mon frère et ma sœur vivent à Glasgow.

Possessive adjectives come before the noun they describe.

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Translate to French

Are your neighbours selling their house?

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Vos voisins vendent leur maison ?

Possessive adjectives come before the noun they describe.

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Translate to French

Put your things away.

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Range tes choses.

Possessive adjectives come before the noun they describe.

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Translate to French

Paul is looking for his watch.

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Paul cherche sa montre.

Possessive adjectives agree with what they describe, not with the owner

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Translate to French

Paul is looking for his glasses.

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Paul cherche ses lunettes.

Possessive adjectives agree with what they describe, not with the owner

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Translate to French

Catherine called her brother.

A

Catherine a appelé son frère.

Possessive adjectives agree with what they describe, not with the owner

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Translate to French

Kathryn called her sister.

A

Kathryn a appelé sa sœur.

Possessive adjectives agree with what they describe, not with the owner

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Translate to French

My hand hurts

A

J’ai mal à la main

With body parts, the definite article is usually used