Week 3 day 4 possessive adjectives & pronouns Flashcards
My
mon, ma, mes- mow, ma, may
your
ton, ta, tes- tone, tah, tay
his, her, its
son, sa, ses- son, sah, say
our
notre, notre, nos- note, note, no
your (plural)
votre, votre, vos- vote, vote, voo
their
leur, leur, leurs- lure ah, lure ah, lure ah
The possessive adjective needs to agree in number and gender with
The possessive adjective needs to agree in number and gender with the thing that is being possessed, not the owner or possessor. Examples of this can be found below:
What about a noun that begins with a vowel
When a noun begins with a vowel, the possessive adjective will be “mon,” “ton,” or “son” instead of “ma,” “ta,”or “sa,” even if the noun is feminine.
my wife
ma femme- fim ma
her bedroom
sa chambre
his investigation
son enquête
now
maintenant- ma to no
reside or live
habite- a.bit
with
avec-a.vɛk
So
donc-dɔ̃k
all alone here
toute seule ici
not really
pas vraiment-vʁɛ.mɑ̃
my brother
mon frère
my sister
ma soeur- sir ah
my friends (m)/my friends (f)
mes amis (m)/mes amies (f)-me za me
your house
ta maison
his/her mother
sa mère
his/her notebooks
ses cahiers- see k yee
our school
notre école- e cole
our teacher
notre prof- puff
our children
nos enfants- no zahn fon
our books
nos livres- lee von
your classes
vos cours- cool rah
your teachers
vos profs- puff
their sister
leur soeur- sarah
their kitchen
leur cuisine-
their uncles
leurs oncles- leur zonk
my dining room
ma salle à manger
your cats
tes chats- tea sha
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
A noun that is preceded by a possessive adjective could be replaced by a possessive pronoun
A noun that is preceded by a possessive adjective could be replaced by a possessive pronoun
The possessive pronoun in French agrees in number and gender with the noun they replace, not with the possessor.
The possessive pronoun in French agrees in number and gender with the noun they replace, not with the possessor.
mine
le mien la mienne les miens les miennes
yours (tu form)
le tien la tienne les tiens les tiennes
his, hers, its
le sien la sienne les siens les siennes
ours
le nôtre la nôtre les nôtres les nôtres
yours (vous form)
le vôtre la vôtre les vôtres les vôtres
theirs
le leur la leur les leurs les leurs
