Les Adjectifs Possessifs. Function: Possessive adjectives are words used in place of articles (un, une, le, les etc.) They indicate to whom something.

Les Adjectifs Possessifs

Function:

Possessive adjectives are words used in place of articles (un, une, le, les etc.)

They indicate to whom something belongs (e.g my mother, your father, his sister, our brother etc.)

English Mas. Sing Fem. SingBefore a Vowel

Plural

my mon ma mon mes

your ton ta ton tes

his, hers,

itsson sa son ses

our notre notre notre nos

your (pl)

votre votre votre vos

their leur leur leur leurs

The Vowel Rule

When a feminine noun begins with a vowel (e.g. amie) the masculine possessive is used in order to avoid two vowels placed together

(eg. ma amie)= (mon amie)

Pratique: Fill In the BlanksNoun My

Your(Sing.)

His, Hers, Its

OurYour(pl)

Their

stylo(masc.)

_____stylo

_____stylo

_____stylo

_____stylo

_____stylo

_____stylo

montre(fem.)

_____montre

_____montre

_____montre

_____montre

_____montre

_____montre

amie(vowel)

_____amie

_____amie

_____amie

_____amie

_____amie

_____amie

frères(pl.)

_____frères

_____frères

_____frères

_____frères

_____frères

_____frères

Les différences entre l’anglais et le français

• In French, possession by a person is shown differently than English when we use a person’s name.

Jean-Francois’s book.

Le livre de Jean-Francois.

Hmmm … quelle est la règle?

• When we use the name of a person to show possession, in French the name of the person will always come after the object.

Le stylo du professeur

La téléphone de Maman

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