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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs) Flashcards

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
In what agree the possessive adjectives in French?

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In French, the possessive adjectives agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with the noun that follows, i.e., with the item owned.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Name all possessive adjectives.

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Singular (one item is owned) Plural (several items are owned)
masc. fem. masc.+fem.
mon ma mes
ton ta tes
son sa ses

         notre              notre                                 nos
         votre              votre                                  vos
          leur                 leur                                  leurs

For phonetic reasons (i.e. to avoid a clash of vowels), the masculine singular forms “mon, ton, son” are used instead of “ma, ta, sa” before a feminine singular noun or adjective beginning with a vowel pr mute “h”.
f.e. mon adresse - ma nouvelle adresse

BUT

“Ma, ta, sa” are used before a feminine noun or adjective beginning with “h aspiré” and before “huitième” and “onzième” + feminine noun.
f.e. ta haine, ma onzième voiture

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
my father
your brother
his (her) pen

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mon père
ton frère
son stylo

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
my mother
your sister
his (her) briefcase

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ma mère

ta soeursa serviette

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
our teacher
your friend
their son

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notre professeur
votre amie(e)
leur fils (fille)
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
my parents
your friends
his (her) cousins

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mes parents
tes amis
ses cousins

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
our children
your clothes
their nephews

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nos enfants
vos vêtements
leurs neveux

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
You forgot your camera (your briefcase, your keys)

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Tu as oublié ton appareil photo (ta mallette, tes clés)

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Do you have your passport, Sir?

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Avez-vous votre passeport, Monsieur?

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Your identity documents please, Madam.

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Vos papiers s.v.p., Madame.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Your table is ready, gentlemen.

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Votre table est prête, Messieurs.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Bring your toys, children!

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Apportez vos jouets, mes enfants!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What may be added after the noun to express “his” and “ her” in order to avoid any ambiguity when translating “his” or “her”?

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à lui - his
à elle - her

son fils à lui sa fille à lui
son fils à elle sa fille à elle

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
your clock - your old clock

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ton horloge - ta vieille horloge

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
his (her) friend - his girlfriend

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son amie - sa petite amie

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
your other car - your own car

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ton autre voiture - ta propre voiture

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
my idea - my good idea

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mon idée - ma bonne idée

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
his loud voice

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sa haute voix

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
his eighth wife

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sa huitième femme

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
We spoke to them about their children.

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Nous leur avons parlé de leurs enfants.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Please fasten your seatbelts.

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Veuillez attacher votre ceinture de sécurité.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What are the uses of the possessive adjectives?

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  1. Contrary to English, the possessive adjective must be replaced before each noun, even if the form is the same.
    f. e. ma tante et mon oncle

The French generally uses a singular possessive adjective and a singular noun when there are several owners and several items owned, but each owner possesses only one of the items.
EXCEPT
- if one and the same thing or person is reffered to
f.e. Je te présente mon collègue et cher ami Jean Avenel.
- if two nouns form unit
f.e. Il s’entend bien avec ses frères et soeurs.
- in administrative language
f.e. Écrivez votre nom, prénom et adresse.
2. If the possessor is “on, chacun, quelqu’un, personne, tout le monde”, or another indefinite word, “son, sa” and “ses” are used.
f.e. On doit faire de son mieux.
3. The word “propre” (own) after the possessive adjective reinforces the possession.
f.e. ma propre chambre
4. The possessive adjective can also be emphasized by the addition of “à+disjunctive pronoun.
f.e. C’est ma chambre à moi.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Everyone has his shortcomings.

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Chacun (tout le monde) a ses défauts.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
One must keep one’s promises.

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Il faut tenir ses promesses.

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I saw it with my own eyes.

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Je l’ai vu de mes propres yeux.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
These are their problems! (and not our!)

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Ce sont leurs problèmes à eux!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
How one makes one’s bed, one lies in it.

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Comme on fait son lit, on se couche.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
It is best to wash one’s dirty laundry at home.

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Il faut laver son linge sale en famille.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Rome wasn’t built in one day.

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Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
The is no accounting for taste. To each his own.

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Chacun son goût.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Let’s get back to our subject (after digression).

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Revenons à nos moutons.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
my foot! (used to express disbelief)

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mon oeil!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
It’s my (your, his…) turn.

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C’est mon (ton, son…) tour.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
That’s not my (your, his…) fault.

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Ce n’est pas de ma (ta, sa…) faute.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
That is mot my (your, his…) strong point.

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Ce n’est pas mon (ton, son…) fort.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
in my youth, at my time

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de mon temps

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
will all my heart

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de tout mon coeur

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
during his (her) lifetime
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de son vivant

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Say hello to…for me.

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Dites bonjour à…de mon part.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
not to feel well

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ne pas être dans son assiette

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I am not feeling well today.

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Je ne suis pas dans mon assiette aujourd’hui.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to waste one’s time

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perdre son temps

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Don’t waste your time!

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Ne perds pas ton temps!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to do one’s grocery shopping

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faire son marché

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to one’s best

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faire de son mieux

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Do your best!

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Faites de votre mieux!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to study

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faire ses études

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I studied at the Sorbonne.

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J’ai fait mes études à la Sorbonne.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to pack

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faire ses valises

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Tonight, I have to pack.

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Ce soir, je dois faire mes valises.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to be very stupid

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être bête comme ses pieds

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to give up guessing (answering a riddle)

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donner sa langue au chat

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I give up guesing.

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Je donne ma langue au chat.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to make a living

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gagner sa vie

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
How do you make a living?

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Comment gagnes-tu ta vie?

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to retire

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prendre sa retraite

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I am going to retire in two years.

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Je vais prendre ma retraite dans deux ans.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Let me hear from you soon.

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Donne(z)-moi bientôt de tes (vos) nouvelles.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I am happy to hear from you.

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Je suis content(e) d’avoir de tes (vos) nouvelles.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Our Lady (=Virgin Mary)
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Notre Dame

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
nowadays

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de nos jours

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Cheers! To your health!

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À votre (ta) santé!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Bless you!

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À vos (tes) souhaits!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
at your own risk

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à vos (tes) risques et périls

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
without my (your, his, her, etc.) knowledge
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à mon (ton, son, etc.) insu

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What is the definite article (le, la, l’, les) used instead of the possessive adjective with parts of the body?

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Unlike English, French uses the definite article instead of the possessive adjective with nouns denoting parts of the body.
1. When the subject performs an action with a part of his/her own body or if the subject has something in or on his/her body part.
f.e. Levez la main!
BUT
The possessive adjective is generally used with parts of the body
- if the possessor needs to be made clear
f.e. Elle a posé sa main sur mon épaule.
- if the part of the body is modified by an adjective (other than “droit” or “gauche”) and not the object “avoir”
f.e. Elle a ouvert ses grands yeux.
- if no action is performed with a part of the body
f.e. Je n’en crois pas mes oreilles (yeux).
- if the part of the body is the subject of the sentence
f.e. Mon dos me fait mal.
2. When the subject of the sentence performs an action (expressed by a pronominal verb) on a part of his or her own body.
f.e. Elle se brosse les dents.
BUT
If the part of the body is modified by an adjective other than “droit” or “gauche”, the possessive adjective is used when the subject of the sentence performs an action on a part of his/her own body.
f.e. Ils se sont lavé leurs mains sales.
3. The definite article also replaces the possessive adjective when the subject of the sentence performs an actioons on a part of someone else’s body or on someone else’s life. In this case, an indirect object pronoun (or reflexive pronoun to express each other) is placed before the verb to make clear who the possessor is.
f.e. Je lui ai essuyé le visagel
4. The definite article is used instead of the possesive adjective when the part of the body comes after one of the following expresions:
avoir mal à, avoir froid à, se faire mal à, avoir chaud à
5. The definite article is used instead of the possessive adjective when the part of the body is modified by an adjective and follows the verb “avoir” in a description of a permanent physical appearance or mental condition.
f.e. J’ai les cheveux roux et les yeux bleus.
BUT
If the adjective precedes the noun, the indefinite article is used in the singular, “de” in the plural.
f.e. Il a un petit nez.
Tu a de beaux yeux.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She opens her eyes.

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Elles ouvre les yeux.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
He shrugged his shoulders.

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Il a haussé les épaules.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She had tears in her eyes.

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Elle avait les larmes aux yeux.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
He has a hat on his head!

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Il a un chapeau sur la tête.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I didn’t sleep a wink last night.

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Je n’ai pas fermé l’oeil de la nuit.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to frown

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froncer les sourcils

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I keep my fingers crossed.

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Je croise les doigts.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
It’s on the tip of my tongue.

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Je l’ai sur le bout de la langue.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
He took me in his arms.

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Il m’a pris dans ses bras.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Raise your right arm!

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Levez le bras droit!

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What color are your eyes?

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De quelle couleur sont tes yeux?

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I am going to wash my hands.

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Je vais me laver les mains.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
He broke his leg.

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Il s’est cassé la jambe.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Wipe your feet!

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Essuyez-vous les pieds.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I sprained my ankle.

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Je me suis foulé la cheville.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to be seriously mistaken

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se mettre le doigt dans l’oeil

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I was seriously mistaken.

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Je me suis mis le doigt ans l’oeil.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
That breaks my heart.

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Ça me brise le coeur.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She cut my fingernails.

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Elle m’a coupé les ongles.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Look into my eyes.

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Regardez-moi dans les yeux.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
You saved my life.

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Tu m’a sauvé la vie.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
They shook (each other's) hands.
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Ils se sont serré la main.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to annoy sb, be a pain in the neck

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casser les pieds à qqn

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
You are annoying me!

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Tu me casses les pieds.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
That got me thinking.

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Ça m’a mis la puce à l’oreille.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She devoted her life to him.

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Elle lui a consacré sa vie.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
My head (back) hurts.
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J’ai mal à la tête.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Her feet are cold.

A

Elle a froid aux pieds.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
His face is hot.

A

Il a chaud au visage.

95
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I hurt my neck.

A

Je me suis fait mal au cou.

96
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Her mind is narrow.

A

Elle a l’esprit étroit.

97
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
My esyes are bigger than my stomach.

A

J’ai les yeux plus gros que le ventre.

98
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
My nose is running.

A

J’ai le nez qui coule.

99
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
His head is spinning. (=He is dizzy.)

A

Il a la tête qui tourne.

100
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
My back is hurting me.

A

J’ai le dos qui me fait mal.

101
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I changed my mind.

A

J’ai changé d’avis.

102
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She often changes her hairdo.

A

Elle change souvent de coiffure.

103
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Did you change your address?

A

As-tu changé d’adresse?

104
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What are the other ways to express posession?

A
  1. With “appartenir à”
    f.e. À qui appartient ce téléphone portable?
  2. With “être à”
    f.e. À qui est ce sac a main? - Il est à moi.
  3. With the preposition “de” (+article) + noun
    C’est la femme de Robert.
105
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
This highlighter belongs to Mary.

A

Ce surligneur appartient à Marie.

106
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
This highlighter belongs to her.

A

Ce surligneur lui appartient.

107
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
These gloves belong to me.

A

Ces gants m’appartiennent.

108
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
This house belongs to them.

A

Cette maison leur appartient.

109
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
The stapler belongs to Mary.

A

L’agrafeuse est à Marie.

110
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
The stapler belongs to her.

A

L’agrafeuse est à elle.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Does this (do these) belong to you? Is this (are these) yours?
A

C’est à vous?

112
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
This castle belongs to them.

A

Ce château leur appartient.
or
Ce château est à eux.

113
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I know Mrs. Duval’s son.

A

Je connais le fils de Madame Duval.

114
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
The name of the boy’s mother is Anne.

A

La mère du garçon s’appelle Anne.

115
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
This is the student’s class.

A

C’est la classe des étudiants.

116
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
These are my daughter’s clothes.

A

Ce sont les vêtements de ma fille.

117
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Did you see my parent’s garden?

A

As-tu vu le jardin de mes parents?

118
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
My car and my brother’s.

A

Ma voiture et celle de mon frère.

119
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
The wallet belongs to Jaques.

A

Le portefeuille appartient à Jacques.
Le portefeuille est à Jacques.
C’est le portefeuille de Jacques.

120
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What are possessive pronouns (les pronoms possessifs).

A

Possessive pronouns (English: mine, yours, his, hers, etc.) are not followed by nouns, they replace nouns which have been previously mentioned. In French, each possessive pronoun consists of two words (the first one being the definite article) and has four forms, masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural and feminine plural. The choice of the possessive pronoun depends on the gender and number of the noun that is to be replaced. The possessive pronoun always has the same gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) as this noun.

                                     THE FORMS
                         singular (one item is owned)
        masculine                                              feminine
          le mien                                                la mienne
          le tien                                                  la tienne
          le sien                                                 la sienne
          le nôtre                                                la nôtre
          le vôtre                                                la vôtre
          le leur                                                  la leur

                          plural (several items are owned)
         les miens                                            les miennes
         les tiens                                              les tiennes
         les siens                                             les siennes
         les nôtres                                            les nôtres
         les vôtres                                            les vôtres
         les leurs                                              les leurs
121
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What is the difference in pronounciation between the possessive adjectives “notre”, “votre”, etc. and the possessive pronouns “nôtre”, “vôtre”’ etc?

A

The possessive adjectives “notre” and “votre” are pronounced with an open sound. The possessive pronouns “le nôtre, la nôtre, les nôtres, le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres” are pronounced with closed sound due to the accent circonflexe on the letter “o”.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
What are the uses of the possessive pronouns?

A
  1. Whereas the English possessive pronouns are invariable and the gender of the possessor in third person singular (his, hers), the French possessive pronouns agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace, i.e., with the item(s) owned. They do not show the gender of the possessor.
    - “le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur” replace a masculine singular noun.
    f. e. Est-ce votre stylo? - Oui, c’est le mien.
    - “la mienne, la tienne, la sienne, la nôtre, la vôtre, la leur” replace a feminine singular noun.
    f. e. C’est la bicyclette de Paul, ce n’est pas la mienne.
    - “les miens, les tiens, les siens, etc.” replace a masculine plural noun.
    f. e. Mes enfants sont à l’école. Où sont lestiens?
    - “les miennes, les tiennes, les siennes, etc.” replace a feminine plural noun.
    f. e. J’ai besoin de tes clès parce que j’ai perdu les miennes.
123
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
My father works at the hospital, and yours?

A

Mon père travaille à l’hôpital, et le tien?

124
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
A smile like yours, that does one good.

A

Un sourire comme le vôtre, ça fait du bien.

125
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Everyone has two cities: his (own) and Paris.

A

Chaque personne a deux villages: la sienne et Paris.

126
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
They have a culture different from ours.

A

Ils ont une culture différente de la nôtre.

127
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I have my watch. Do you have yours?

A

J’ai ma montre. Avez-vous la vôtre?

128
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Your house is big, theirs is not.

A

Votre maison est grande, la leur ne l’est pas.

129
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Their tickets are cheaper than ours.

A

Leurs billets coûtent moins cher que les nôtres.

130
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Give me your light bulbs, ours don’t work.

A

Donnez-moi vos ampoules, les nôtres ne marchent pas.

131
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Our fall break is not as long as yours.

A

Nos vacances d’automne ne sont pas aussi longues que les vôtres.

132
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I prefer my bike to his (hers).

A

Je préfère mon vélo au sien.

133
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
He thinks of his father. Do you think of yours?

A

Il pense à son père. Pensez-vous au vôtre?

134
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
We call our friends and they call theirs.

A

Nous téléphonons à nos amis et ils téléphonent aux leurs.

135
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She remembers your children but not mine.

A

Elle se souvient de tes enfants mais pas des miens.

136
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I left my cell phone at home. May I use yours?

A

J’ai laissé mon portable chez moi. Puis-je me servir du vôtre?

137
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Cheers! To your health! (formal or plural)

A

À la vôtre!

138
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Cheers! To your health! (informal singular)

A

À la tienne!

139
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Cheers! To our health!

A

À la nôtre!

140
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to make an effort, work hard

A

y mettre du sien

141
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I am going to make an effort.

A

Je vais y mettre du mien!

142
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
You have to make an effort.

A

Il faut que vous mettiez du vôtre.

143
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
to misbehave, act strangely

A

faire des siennes

144
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
This child always misbehaves.

A

Cet enfant fait toujours des siennes.

145
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Are you going to act strangely again?

A

Vas-tu encore faire des tiennes?

146
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I am happy to be back with my family.

A

Je suis content d’être de retour chez les miens.

147
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
She spent the weekend with her family.

A

Elle a passé le week-end chez les siens.

148
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Will you join us tonight?

A

Serez-vous des nôtres ce soir?

149
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
I cannot be with you.

A

Je ne peux pas être des vôtres.

150
Q

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Merry Christmas to you and your family.

A

Joyeux Noël à vous et aux vôtres.

151
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
There are perhaps members of their family among the victims.

A

Il y a peut-être des leurs parmi les vicitmes.

152
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
a frien of mine / of yours, etc.

A

un(e) ami(e) à moi / à toi, etc.
or
un(e) des mes / de tes, etc. amis

153
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Is it yours?(fam.) - Yes, it’s mine.

A

C’est à toi? - Oui, c’est à moi.

154
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)
Whose backpack is this? - It’s hers.

A

À qui est ce sac à dos? - Il est à elle. (or: C’est le sien.)

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