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La Charte des Adjectives Possessifs
To determine which possessive adjective to use in French, consider 2 things:
1- First, “Who is it that possesses the object?”
a. The possessor of the object determines which group of French possessive adjectives
to choose from.
b. For example, if we are talking about MY shirt, we know to look at the first group of
possessive adjectives in this chart below. If we are talking about THEIR shirt, we
know to look at the last group of possessive adjectives. Et cetera.
2- Next, in order to pick the correct possessive adjective from that group, ask yourself “What
are the NUMBER and GENDER of the Object of Possession in the sentence?”
a. Is the NUMBER of the object of possession singular or plural? AND
b. Is the GENDER of the object of possession masculine or feminine?
c. For example, if we are talking about MY shirt (shirt =“la chemise” en français), la
chemise is SINGULAR in number and FEMININE in gender. So, we select the singular
feminine possessive adjective that translates as ‘MY’- which is ‘MA’. MA CHEMISE
Les Adjectifs Possessifs
PERSON
ENGLISH Possessive Adjectives
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Les Adjectifs Possessifs FRANÇAIS
Singulier
Pluriel
Masculin
Féminin
Masc. / Fém.
1ère
Personne
Singulier
MY
Mon
Ma
Mes
2ème
YOUR
Ton
Ta
Tes
HIS/ HER/ ITS
Son
Sa
Ses
1ère
Personne
Pluriel
OUR
Notre
Notre
Nos
2ème
YOUR
Votre
Votre
Vos
THEIR
Leur
Leur
Leurs
Personne
Singulier
3ème
Personne
Singulier
Personne
Pl.
3ème
Personne
Pl.
1. J’aime mon pantalon- I like my pants
2. J’aime ta chemise- I like your (s.) shirt
3. J’aime ses lunettes- I like your glasses
4. J’aime notre chapeau- I like our hat
5. J’aime votre montre-I like your (formal s./pl.)
watch
6. J’aime leurs vêtements- I like their clothes
Les Adjectifs Possessifs
PERSON
ENGLISH Possessive Adjectives
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Les Adjectifs Possessifs FRANÇAIS
Singulier
Pluriel
Masculin
ère
1
Personne
Singulier
MY
2ème
YOUR
Féminin
Masc. / Fém.
Personne
Singulier
3ème
HIS/ HER/ ITS
Personne
Singulier
1ère
Personne
Pluriel
OUR
2ème
YOUR
Personne
Pl.
3ème
THEIR
Personne
Pl.
Understanding the 1st, 2nd, 3rd ‘PERSON’ part of speech:
“PERSON” is a term for a part of speech that is called 1st, 2nd, or 3rd and Singular or Plural.
1st person: used when talking from your own perspective
1st person (s.) - I, MY
Ex: I am wearing my pants
- I is a subject pronoun. MY is an adjective pronoun.
st
1 person (pl.) - WE, OUR
Ex: We are wearing our pants.
- WE is a subject pronoun. OUR is an adjective pronoun.
nd
2 person: when you are talking to someone else about what is theirs.
2nd person, both (s.) AND (pl.)- YOU, YOUR
Ex: You are wearing your pants. (Could be talking to one or several people)
- YOU is a subject pronoun. YOUR is an adjective pronoun.
3rd person: when you’re talking about someone or something else and what is theirs.
3rd person (s.) - HE, SHE, IT/ HIS, HER, ITS
Ex: He wears his pants. It is wearing its collar.
- HE, SHE, IT are subject pronouns. HIS, HER, ITS are adjective pronouns.
3rd person (pl.) - THEY, THEIR
Ex: They wear their pants.
- THEY is a subject pronoun. THEIR is an adjective pronoun.