The possessive adjective (L’adjectif possesif in
French) goes before the noun and it agrees on its genre and number. Let’s see the possessive adjectives that we
have in French on the table below:
|
Subject
|
Male
|
Female
|
Plural
|
|
Je
|
Mon (My)
|
Ma
|
Mes
|
|
Tu
|
Ton (Your)
|
Ta
|
Tes
|
|
Il/Elle
|
Son (His/Her)
|
Sa
|
Ses
|
|
Nous
|
Notre (Our)
|
Notre
|
Nos
|
|
Vous
|
Votre (Your)
|
Votre
|
Vos
|
|
Ils/Elles
|
Leur (Their)
|
Leur
|
Leurs
|
For the female nouns you have to use female possessive
adjective. However, if that noun starts
with a non-sounding h or with a vowel we use the male form of the adjective:
MON
ÉPÉE
(MY
SWORD)
SON
ATTENTION
(HER
ATTENTION)
TON
ATTITUDE
(YOUR
ATTITUDE)
Let’s see some examples using the possessive adjectives
in French:
MA VOITURE EST GRANDE
(MY CAR IS BIG)
TA VOITURE EST PETITE
(YOUR CAR IS SMALL)
NOTRE FILLE EST HAUTE
(OUR GIRL IS SMALL)
VOTRE FILS EST MAIGRE
(YOUR SON IS THIN)
LEUR CHIEN EST FÉROCE
(THEIR DOG IS WILD)
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