LFC: Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
You already know how to say "my" and "your" (tu form) in French. Now, we will look at the rest of the terms.
Remember, these possessive adjectives also have masculine, feminine, and plural forms.
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As you can see, père is masculine, so it goes with the masculine form of the possessive adjective. Mère is feminine, so it goes with ma or ta and soeurs is plural, so you must use the plural possessive adjective.
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Examples
Possessive adjectives with a masculine noun:
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French possessive adjectives with translations and an illustration of a person hugging a dog.
le chien
mon chien - my dog
ton chien - your dog
son chien his dog/her dog
notre chien - our dog
votre chien - your dog
leur chien- their dog
Possessive adjectives with a feminine noun:
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A chart illustrating French possessive terms for "mother" with translations.
la mère
ma mère - my mother
ta mère - your mother
sa mère - his mother / her mother
notre mère - our mother
votre mère - your mother
leur mère - their mother
Possessive adjectives with a plural noun:
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Illustration of French possessive adjectives with translations, featuring a central cartoon image of two smiling people.
les amis
mes amis - my friends
tes amis - your friends
ses amis - his friends/her friends
nos amis - our friends
vos amis - your friends
leurs amis - their friends
*Note: ma / ta / sa cannot precede a word that begins with a vowel or silent h. In this case, default to the masculine form.