POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

In English and in French, possessive adjectives express ownership or possession.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Masculine Feminine

singular singular plural

mon ma mes my

ton ta tes your (fam./sing.)

son sa ses his, her, its

notre notre nos our

votre votre vos your (form./pl.)

leur leur leurs their

In French, possessive adjectives agree in gender and number

with the nouns they modify.

mon père ma mère mes parents

(my father) (my mother) (my parents)

Possessive adjectives are always placed before the

nouns they modify.

C’est ton père?

(Is that your father?)

Non, c’est mon oncle.

(No, that’s my uncle.)

*NOTE – use mon, ton, or sonbefore feminine singular nouns

that start with a vowel sound.

mon amie ton étudiante son yaourt

(my friend) (your student) (his yogurt)

*REMEMBER - the choice of possessive adjective depends on the gender and number of the noun possessed, not the gender and number of the

owner.

Les adjectifs possessifsCreated by Andréanne Bauman

mon, ma, mes my

ton, ta, tes your

son, sa, ses his/her

notre, nos our

votre, vos your

leur, leurs their

au revoir!

Tune: “nahnahnahnah………Good bye!”

POSSESSION WITH DE

• In English, you use ‘s to express relationships or ownership. In French, use de (d’) + [the noun or proper name] instead.

C’est le petit ami de Sophie.

(That’s Sophie’s boyfriend.)

C’est le petit ami de ma sœur.

(That’s the boyfriend of my sister.)