Possessive Adjectives
in French
My
• There are three ways to say “my” in French.
You have to know the gender and number of
the thing that is being possessed.
• Masculine Singular---mon
• Feminine Singular---ma
• Plural
mes
Examples w/my
• You first determine the gender and number
of the noun.
• My brother
Mon frère
• Since brother is both singular and
masculine, you use the masculine singular
form of my.
• My sister
Ma soeur (explain to
me)
Your
• When you want to say something is yours,
you use either ton, ta, or tes.
• Again we must first determine the gender
and number of the noun.
• Your father
ton père
• Your sister
ta soeur
• Your friends
tes amis
His, hers
• To say something belongs to him, her, or it--use son, sa, or ses.
• Son is masculine, Sa is feminine, and ses is
plural
• His books
Ses livres
• Her sweater
son pull
• His sister
sa soeur
Ours
• There are only two forms that mean our or
ours; notre and nos. This makes
determining which to use very easy!!
• Notre---singular
• Nos—plural
• Our house-----notre maison
• Our teachers---nos professeurs
Your
• You will have to decide which your to use
based on the tu vs. vous rule. If you don’t
know the person well or you want to be
polite you will use this form---votre, vos
• Votre—singular
vos—plural
• Your mother---votre mère
• Your sisters---vos soeurs
Their
• Figuring out which their to use is very
simple because there is only a singular and
plural form.
• Leur---singular
Leurs—plural
• Their aunt---leur tante
• Their aunts---leurs tantes
Fill in the blanks!!!
• _________ soeur (his sister)
• _________oncle (her uncle)
• _________ fils (my son)
Answers
• ____Sa_____ soeur (his sister)
• ____Son_____oncle (her uncle)
• _____Mon____ fils (my son)
Fill in the blanks!!
• _________ grand-parents (your
grandparents)
• _________ voiture (their car)
• _________ salle de classe (our classroom)
Answers
• _Vos/Tes___ grand-parents (your
grandparents)
• __Leur_______ voiture (their car)
• _____Notre____ salle de classe (our
classroom)
One last thing……
• You can not use ma, ta, or sa in front of
words that start with a vowel sound.
• For those words you would have to use the
masculine form!
• Mon amie (my feminine friend)
• Ton étudiante (your female student)