Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives

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Possessive Adjectives

• Used to show ownership or relationship

• Because adjectives agree in gender and number in French, so do possessive adjectives.

My:

• Mon (masculine singular)

• Ma (feminine singular)

• Mes (all plural)

Multiple Choice

______ frère (m)

• Mon

• Ma

• Mes

Multiple Choice

_____ cousines (f)

• mon

• ma

• mes

Multiple Choice

_____ sœur (f)

• mon

• ma

• mes

Your (Tu) - familiar settings:

• Ton (masculine singular)

• Ta (feminine singular)

• Tes (all plural)

Multiple Choice

_____ copains (m)

• ton

• tas

• tes

Multiple Choice

____ tante (f)

• ton

• ta

• tes

Multiple Choice

_____ grand-père (m)

• ton

• ta

• tes

His or Her:

• Son (masculine singular)

• Sa (feminine singular)

• Ses (all plural)

Multiple Choice

_____ oncle (m)

• son

• sa

• ses

Multiple Choice

____ grands-parents (m)

• son

• sa

• ses

Multiple Choice

_____ demi-sœur (f)

• son

• sa

• ses

Our:

• Notre (all singular)

• Nos (all plural)

Multiple Choice

____ belle-mère

• notre

• nos

Multiple Choice

_____ parents

• notre

• nos

Your (vous): Formal or Plural Settings:

• Votre (all singular)

• Vos (all plural)

Multiple Choice

_____ enfants (m)

• votre

• vos

Multiple Choice

_____ fille (f)

• votre

• vos

Their:

• Leur (all singular)

• Leurs (all plural)

Multiple Choice

_____ petits-enfants (m)

• leur

• leurs

Multiple Choice

_____ beau-père (m)

• leur

• leurs

Exception:

• For the Possessive Adjectives MA, TA, & SA

• Before a SINGULAR noun that BEGINS WITH A VOWEL

• The adjectives will change to MON, TON, & SON respectively

• Ex: Ma amie --> Mon amie

• Ex: Ta amie --> Ton amie

• Ex: Sa amie --> Son amie

Faites Attention!

• Son, Sa, and Ses can mean both HIS or HER

• To determine if you use "son," "sa," or "ses," you need to look at the gender and pluarity of the NOUN THAT IS OWNED...NOT the owner.

• His sister --> SA sœur, since sister is feminine

• Her brother --> SON frère, since brother is masculine

• To determine if the phrase is saying HIS or HER, extra context is needed for the English translatio