French Possessive Adjectives

About Possessive Adjectives Possessive adjectives describe ownership of a noun (person, place, thing) Like other adjectives in French, the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the noun affects which form you use Possessive adjectives in English: my cat, your pencil, his friend, our house, etc. About Possessive Adjectives

my mon ma mes masculine singular noun example: mon stylo masculine singular noun & before vowels (including feminine singular nouns) ma example: ma mère feminine singular noun mes example: mes devoirs plural noun

your (singular) ton ta tes masculine singular noun example: ton stylo masculine singular noun & before vowels (including feminine singular nouns) ta example: ta mère feminine singular noun tes example: tes devoirs plural noun

his/her son sa ses masculine singular noun example: son stylo masculine singular noun & before vowels (including feminine singular nouns) sa example: sa mère feminine singular noun ses example: ses devoirs plural noun

our notre nos masculine singular noun & feminine singular noun example: notre stylo, notre gomme masculine singular noun & feminine singular noun nos example: nos devoirs plural nouns

your (plural) votre vos masculine singular noun example: votre stylo, votre gomme masculine singular noun & feminine singular noun vos example: vos devoirs plural nouns

their leur leurs masculine singular noun & feminine singular noun example: leur stylo, leur gomme masculine singular noun & feminine singular noun leurs example: leurs devoirs plural nouns

Shortcut Chart SUBJECT POSSESSIVE m/s f/s m/p & f/p Je (I) My mon ma mes Tu (You, sing.) Your ton ta tes Il/Elle (He/She) his./her son sa ses Nous (We) Our notre nos Vous (You, pl.) votre vos Ils/Elles (They) Their leur leurs

About Possessive Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives describe a specific noun (this person, that place, these things) Like other adjectives in French, the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the noun affects which form you use Possessive adjectives in English: this cat, these pencils, that cat, those houses, etc. About Possessive Adjectives

Demonstrative Pronouns This (m) This (m/s) beginning with a vowel This (f/s These (m/p & f/p) ce crayon cet ordinateur cette gomme ces crayons, ces ordinateurs, ces gommes Replaces le Replaces l’ Replaces la (l’) Replaces les Replaces un Replaces une Replaces des

-ci and -là You can add –ci and –là to the end of a noun to differentiate between this one and that one. ce crayon-ci vs. ce crayon-là cette gomme-ci vs. cette gomme-là ces classeurs-ci vs. ces classeurs-là