Le possessif au pluriel
several owners, one thing owned We own it: Our classroom. You all own it: Your classroom. They all own it: Their classroom
several owners, one thing owned Nous…: Notre classe. Vous….: Votre classe Ils / elles….: Leur classe
Voila notre classe. Its your classroom and its mine also. It is our classroom. Cest notre classe.
notre …. Is followed by a singular noun, that can be either masculine or feminine. notre classe notre drapeau (feminine) (masculin)
Your + singular noun (masc. or fem.) Cest votre taille-crayon...et ça? Cest votre poubelle.
Voila votre taille-crayon It belongs to you all. It is your pencil-sharpener….(of course I use it too!)
Their Voila leur professeur de Maths, monsieur Hugo.
Leur + noun singular (masc. or fem) Voici leur école. Voici leur professeur, Madame Durant Voici leur professeur, Monsieur Dupont
Several owners, several objects owned Our chairs……..Nos chaises Your friends…….Vos amis Their pens……..Leurs stylos
Et dans notre classe… Il y a nos chaises. Wouldnt they look great!
Your Et ça? Ce sont vos amis.
Leurs + noun plural (masc. or fem) Voila leurs stylos. These are not mine or yours. These pens are their pens. They are the students pens.
To summarise One thing owned (or one singular relationship term) Notre cousin Valentin. Votre école. Leur professeur. Several things owned (or plural relationship term) Nos cousins Pierre et Jean. Vos casiers. Leurs amis.
Our Notre + a singular noun Nos + a plural noun In both cases it belongs/they belong to YOU AND I
Your Votre + a singular word (masculine or feminine) Vos + a plural word. Vous comprenez
Their Voila leur professeur. Leur + a singular noun (masculine or feminine) Voila leurs stylos. Leurs + a plural noun
Cest à vous!