What are possessive adjectives in French?
The masculine singular possessive adjectives are: mon, ton, son, notre, votre, leur. The feminine singular possessive adjectives are: ma, ta, sa, notre, votre, leur. The plural possessive adjectives are the same for both genders: mes, tes, ses, nos, vos, leurs.
How do you use your in French?
Here’s a full table so you can wrap your head around it:
- my. masculine. mon. feminine. ma. before vowel.
- your. (singular, informal) masculine. ton. feminine. ta.
- his, her, its. masculine. son. feminine. sa.
- our. masculine. notre. feminine. notre.
- your. (plural or formal) masculine. votre. feminine.
- their. masculine. leur. feminine. leur.
How do you use mon Ton son?
A feminine possessive adjective in the French language transforms itself into a male possessive adjective when it appears before a feminine noun that starts with a vowel. In simple terms, ma (my), becomes mon, ta (your) becomes ton, and sa (his/her) becomes son before nouns that begin with vowels.
Is it Ma Mere or mon mere?
Like most of the adjectives in French, the possessive adjective agrees in number and gender with the noun that comes after it. Example : Ma mère (feminine, singular) => My mother. Mon père (masculine, singular) => My father.
Is son Amie correct?
You always have to use “son” in front of nouns that begin with vowels, even if the gender is feminine. “Son amie, son île”, etc. it makes no sense to me! son ami (masc.)
Do you say mon Amie or MA Amie?
While Ma is used for female and Amie for a female friend. But writing Ma Amie =M’amie is weired in french language hence it is also designated as Mon Amie for female friend….What is tres belle?
| “Mon cœur l’aime” | |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Rui Filipe Reis |
What is mon petit ami?
Translation of “mon petit-ami” in English. Noun. my boyfriend.
Is it mon petit or ma petite?
‘Mon petit’ is an informal, tender way of addressing people, that has no particular gender. You can sometimes hear ‘ma petite’, but it is not compulsory to have it agree with the person you are talking to.
What is Leur?
Leur belongs to two categories of words – grammatically speaking: it can be a personal pronoun (= them) or a possessive adjective (= their). Leur as a personal pronoun = them : Here, leur is the plural form of “lui” (= to him, to her), and is an indirect personal pronoun.