Possessive Adjectives. Possession What matters is what is possessed. Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the object, NOT the owner.

Présentation au sujet: "Possessive Adjectives. Possession What matters is what is possessed. Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the object, NOT the owner."— Transcription de la présentation:

1 Possessive Adjectives

2 Possession What matters is what is possessed. Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the object, NOT the owner.

3 Possessive Adjectives

4 My pen Mon stylo My pens Mes stylos

5 Possessive Adjectives

6 Your sister Ta soeur Your sisters Tes soeurs

7 Possessive Adjectives

8 His cousin Son cousin Her cousins Ses cousins

9 Possessive Adjectives

10 Our grandpa Notre grand-père Our grandma Notre grand-mère

11 Possessive Adjectives Our grandparents Nos grands-parents Our aunts Nos tantes

12 Possessive Pronouns

13 Your (pl.) grandparents Vos grand-parents Your (pl.) uncle Votre oncle

14 Possessive Pronouns

15 Their house Leur maison Their aunts Leurs tantes

16 Emphasizing Paul’s mother La mère de Paul. George & Laura’s house La maison de Georges et Laure.

17 NOTE: When a word begins with a vowel or silent “H”, use”mon”, “ton”, son”. Mon ami, Paul, est content. Mon amie, Karine, est contente. Son amie, Louise, est sympathique. Son ami, Marc, est sympathique aussi.

18 Traduisez. Is it your canary? No, it is her canary. Is this your girlfriend? They are my friends. C'est ton canari? Non, c'est son canari. C’est ta petite copine? Ce sont mes copains.

19 Traduisez My nephew is my sister's son. Mon neveu est le fils de ma soeur. Louise's pencil case is purple. La trousse de Louise est violette.