Possessive Adjectives

Question 1

Singular Masculine

My
Your
His/her/its/one’s
Our
Your
Their

Answer 1

Singular masculine

My (mon) père
Your (ton) père
His/her/its/one’s (son) père
Our (notre) père
Your (votre) père
Their (leur) père

Question 2

Singular Feminine

My
Your
His/her/its/one’s
Our
Your
Their

Answer 2

My (ma) mère
Your (ta) mère
His/her/its/one’s (sa) mère
Our (notre) mère
Your (votre) mère
Their (leur) mère

Question 3

Plural masculine or feminine

My
Your
His/her/its/one’s
Our
Your
Their

Answer 3

Plural masculine or feminine

My (mes) cousins (ou) cousines
Your (tes) cousins (ou) cousines
His/her/its/one’s (ses) cousin (ou) cousines
Our (nos) cousin (ou) cousines
Your (vos) cousin (ou) cousines
Their (leurs) cousin (ou) cousines

Question 4

Whats the difference between possessive adjective leur and indirect object pronoun leur

Answer 4

The possessive adjective leur (their) has the same spelling as the plural indirect object pronoun leur (to them). But the possessive adjective has a plural form: leurs.

*Nos amis prennent leur voiture et leurs bagages. (Our friends are taking their car and their bags)

Question 5

What happens if the singular feminine noun begins with a vowel or mute h, which possessive adjective goes in fron

Answer 5

The forms mon, ton, and son must be used before singular feminine nouns that begin with a vowel or mute h.

Question 6

When do we use possessive pronouns? What is always used with a possessive pronoun?

Answer 6

Possessive pronouns replace nouns that are modified by a possessive adjective or other possessive construction or idea. In English, the possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs: The textbooks? I have mine and they have theirs. In French, the definite article (le/la/les) is always used with a possessive pronoun.

Question 7

Singular masculine possessive pronouns

Mine
Yours
His/her/its
Ours
Yours
Theirs

Answer 7

Singular masculine possessive pronouns

Mine (le mien)
Yours (le tien)
His/her/its (le sien)
Ours (le nôtre)
Yours (le vôtre)
Theirs (le leur)

Question 8

Singular feminine possessive pronouns

Mine
Yours
His/her/its
Ours
Yours
Theirs

Answer 8

Singular feminine possessive pronouns

Mine (la mienne)
Yours (la tienne)
His/her/its (la sienne)
Ours (la nôtre)
Yours (la vôtre)
Theirs (la leur)

Question 9

Plural masculine possessive pronouns

Mine
Yours
His/her/its
Ours
Yours
Theirs

Answer 9

Plural masculine possessive pronouns

Mine (les miens)
Yours (les tiens)
His/her/its (les siens)
Ours (les nôtres)
Yours (les vôtres)
Theirs (les leurs)

Question 10

Plural feminine possessive pronouns

Mine
Yours
His/her/its
Ours
Yours
Theirs

Answer 10

Plural feminine possessive pronouns

Mine (les miennes)
Yours (les tiennes)
His/her/its (les siennes)
Ours (les nôtres)
Yours (les vôtres)
Theirs (les leurs

Question 11

What does gender and number of the possessive pronoun correlate to?

Answer 11

Possessive pronouns have the gender and number of the object or person “owned,” not the “owner.”