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Possessive adjectives - Easy Learning Grammar French

What is a possessive adjective?
In English a possessive adjective is one of the words my, your, his, her, its, our or their used with a noun to show that one person or thing belongs to another.
  • Here are the French possessive adjectives. Like all French adjectives, these agree with the noun they refer to.
with masculine singular nounwith feminine singular nounwith plural noun (masculine or feminine)Meaning
monma (mon)mesmy
tonta (ton)tesyour
sonsa (son)seshis
her
its
one’s
notrenotrenosour
votrevotrevosyour
leurleurleurstheir
TipYou use mon, ton and son with feminine singular nouns in front of words that begin with a vowel and most words beginning with h. This makes them easier to say.
mon assiettemy plate
ton histoireyour story
son erreurhis/her mistake
mon autre sœurmy other sister
  • Possessive adjectives come BEFORE the noun they describe.
Voilà mon mari.There’s my husband.
Mon frère et ma sœur habitent à Glasgow.My brother and sister live in Glasgow.
Est-ce que tes voisins vendent leur maison?Are your neighbours selling their house?
Rangez vos affaires.Put your things away.
TipPossessive adjectives agree with what they describe, NOT with the person who owns that thing. For example, sa can mean his, her, its and one’s, but can only ever be used with a feminine singular noun.
Paul cherche sa montre.Paul’s looking for his watch.
Paul cherche ses lunettes.Paul’s looking for his glasses.
Catherine a appelé son frère.Catherine called her brother.
Catherine a appelé sa sœur.Catherine called her sister.
  • The equivalent of your in French is ton/ta/tes for someone you call tu, or votre/vos for someone you call vous.
  • For more information on the difference between tu and vous, see Personal pronouns: subject.
  • Note that possessive adjectives are not normally used with parts of the body. Use le, la, l’ or les instead.
J’ai mal à la main.My hand hurts.
  • For more information on Articles, see Articles.
Key points
  • The French possessive adjectives are:
  • mon/ton/son/notre/votre/leur in the masculine singular
  • ma/ta/sa/notre/votre/leur in the feminine singular
  • mes/tes/ses/nos/vos/leurs in the plural
  • Possessive adjectives come before the noun they refer to. They agree with what they describe, rather than with the person who owns that thing.
  • You use mon, ton and son with feminine singular nouns when the following word begins with a vowel. You also use them with most words beginning with h.
  • Possessive adjectives are not normally used with parts of the body. Use le, la, l’ or les instead.
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Table of contents
  • Nouns
    • Using nouns
    • Gender
    • Forming plurals
  • Articles
    • Different types of article
    • The definite article: le, la, l’ and les
    • The indefinite article: un, une and des
    • The partitive article: du, de la, de l’ and des
  • Adjectives
    • Using adjectives
    • Making adjectives agree
    • Word order with adjectives
    • Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives
    • Demonstrative adjectives: ce, cette, cet and ces
    • Possessive adjectives
    • Indefinite adjectives
  • Pronouns
    • Personal pronouns: subject
    • Personal pronouns: direct object
    • Personal pronouns: indirect object
    • Emphatic pronouns
    • Possessive pronouns
    • en and y
    • Using different types of pronoun together
    • Indefinite pronouns
    • Relative pronouns: qui, que, lequel, auquel, duquel
    • Demonstrative pronouns: ce, cela/ça, ceci, celui
  • Verbs
    • The three conjugations
    • The present tense
    • The present tense: regular -er (first conjugation) verbs
    • The present tense: regular -ir (second conjugation) verbs
    • The present tense: regular -re (third conjugation) verbs
    • The present tense: spelling changes in -er verbs
    • The present tense: irregular verbs
    • The imperative
    • Reflexive verbs
    • The imperfect tense
    • The future tense
    • The conditional
    • The perfect tense
    • The pluperfect tense
    • The passive
    • The present participle
    • Impersonal verbs
    • The subjunctive
    • Verbs followed by an infinitive
    • Other uses of the infinitive
  • Negatives
  • Questions
    • How to ask a question in French
    • Question words
  • Adverbs
    • How adverbs are used
    • How adverbs are formed
    • Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs
    • Some common adverbs
    • Word order with adverbs
  • Prepositions
    • Using prepositions
    • à, de and en
    • Some other common prepositions
    • Prepositions consisting of more than one word
    • Prepositions after verbs
    • Prepositions after adjectives
  • Conjunctions
    • et, mais, ou, parce que and si
    • Some other common conjunctions
    • The conjunction que
  • Numbers
  • Time and Date
  • Some common difficulties
  • The Alphabet
नवीनतम शब्द प्रस्तुतियाँ
hidden disability फ़रवरी १५, २०१९
shotgun (beer) फ़रवरी १५, २०१९
BTW फ़रवरी १५, २०१९
lewk फ़रवरी १३, २०१९
put oneself down फ़रवरी १२, २०१९
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