Possessive adjs My= mon, ma, mes (all mean my, but mon for masculine nouns, ma for feminine, and mes for plural) your= ton, ta, tes (for tu version, more informal) Or votre, votre, vos (for more formal vous version, with someone older or groups) His, hers, its= son, sa, ses Theirs= leur, leur, leurs
Agreement Remember, the possessive agrees with the noun, the thing being owned, not the person owning it So, if we were talking about a guy, we would say “Kevin écoute sa mère” with a feminine sa, because it’s referring to his mom, not Kevin If we were talking about his dad, we would say “Kevin écoute son père” with masculine son, but it has nothing to do with whether Kevin is a girl or guy, it’s because his dad is a guy
Practice Fill in the right possessive adj J’aime baladeur (m). (mon, ma, mes) Ils regarde télé (f). (leur, leur, leurs) Tu veut CDs (m,p) (ton, ta, tes) Vous aimez classe (f)? (votre, votre, vos) Il n’aime pas soeur (f). (son, sa ,ses) Nous mangeons diner (m). (notre, notre, nos)