1-La possession avec “de”
• To express possession or relationship, the French often use the following construction:
• Ex:
NAME OF PERSON
NOUN + du +de (d’) + { ARTICLE + NOUN
Voici le vélo de Caroline. Here is Caroline’s bike.
Voilà la voiture du professeur. There is the teacher’s car.
2- Les adjectifs possessifs
• Another way to express possession or relationship is to use POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. In French, possessive adjectives agree with the nouns they introduce.
• Voici un stylo. C’est mon stylo.
• Voici une veste. C’est ma veste.
• Voici des livres. Ce sont mes livres.
Les adjectifs possessifs
THE
OWNERbefore a singular noun
THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
MASCULINE
jetu
il, elle, on
FEMININE
ENGLISH
EQUIVALENT
montonson
ma (mon)ta (ton)sa (son)
myyourhis, her, its
nousvous
ils, elles
notrevotreleur
ouryourtheir
Les adjectifs possessifs
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THE
OWNERbefore a plural noun
THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
jetu
il, elle
ENGLISH
EQUIVALENT
myyourhis, her, its
nousvous
ils, elles
nosvosleurs
ouryourtheir
mestesses
Les adjectifs possessifs
The possessive adjectives in parentheses are used before a vowel sound.
Voici une auto. C’est mon auto. Ce n’est pas ton auto.
The gender and number of a possessive adjective are determined only by the noun it introduces.
Voici Corinne et sa voiture. Here is Corinne and her car.Voici Philippe et sa voiture. Here is Philippe and his car.Voici Nathalie et son vélo. Here is Nathalie and her bicycle.Voici Marc et son vélo. Here is Marc and his bicycle.