LES ADJECTIFS POSSESSIFS

Possessive Adjectives

These words indicate possession/ownership

This is my dog – C’est MON chien This is my turtle – C’est MA tortue.

Other words in English are Your, His, Her, Our, Their

The difference between English and French

English

This is Sophie’s Dog! This is HER dog

In English the selection of the word depends on the gender of the OWNER!

French

C’est le chien de Sophie

C’est SON chien.

In French the gender of the word depends on the gender of the item owned!

These describing words explains ownership

Like all adjectives, they agree with the noun they describe.

They always come in front of the noun they describe.

The adjective always agree with the item owned, not the owner.

ADJECTIFS POSSESSIFS

Son agree with “chat” and not “Sophie”.

C’est son chat!

Le chat de Sophie

C’est l’oiseau de Paul

C’est son oiseau

Masculin

C’est l’oiseau de Julie

Les amies de Marie

Marie

More than one (Feminin, Plural)

C’est SES amies

The number (singular/plural) and the gender (masculin/feminin) of the “owned” will determine the possessive adjective.

THE VARIOUS FORMS OF ADJECTIFS POSSESSIFS

Attention: While “MON, TON, SON, have 3 forms

“NOTRE, VOTRE, LEUR” have only 2 forms

Practice In your notebook, fill in the blanks with the

appropriate “Adjectif Possessif”

C’est la mère de Paul, C’est _____ mère! SA C’est la soeur de Marie, c’est ____ soeur! SA C’est le lapin de Jean, c’est ____ lapin! SON C’est les parents de Josie, C’est _____ parents SES

ATTENTION

In front of a feminine singular noun that begins with a vowel.

Or a silent “H”:

Use mon, ton, son,

Amie: Féminin? Yes

Starts with a vowel? Yes

Is it singular? Yes

Example:

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MON, MA, MES - MY TON, TA, TES – YOUR (INFORMAL, OR FOR ONE PERSON)

SON, SA, SES – HIS, HER NOTRE, NOS – OURS VOTRE, VOS – YOUR (Formal or for several people) LEUR, LEURS - THEIRS