What are possessive pronouns in French?
The French possessive pronouns are le mien, le tien, le sien for singular subject pronouns, and le nôtre, le vôtre and le leur for plural subject pronouns. Their forms change in the feminine and the plural.
Is it Ma Mere or mon mere?
Salut! In the audio of the three above words, “le” and “la” are spoken instead of “ma” and “mon”, which is what is actually written. Merci!
What is Les Adjectifs Possessifs?
An adjective is anything that modifies (or changes the meaning of) a noun. These are called les adjectifs possessifs (as you may have guessed from the title), and in French they have a few important differences from the English “my, your, his, her, our, and their.”
How is French possessive differ to English possessive?
In English, the possessive adjective agrees with the possessor: E.g. Her car is yellow. In French, the possessive adjective agrees with the thing that is possessed: E.g Sa voiture est jaune.
What is Les Pronoms Possessifs?
Possessive pronouns and determiners (les déterminants et pronoms possessifs) indicate possession or belonging. They agree in gender and number with the noun that they describe (determiners) or replace (pronouns).
How do you express ownership in French?
Possession
- Possessive de = Apostrophe s.
- Possessive à = Of mine/yours/his … / To me/you/him.
- Possessive adjectives = My, your, his, her, its, our, their.
- Possessive pronouns = Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
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Is Ma Mere feminine?
But in French it changes depending on whether you’re talking about a masculine noun (père) or a feminine noun (mère). Did you notice that the French for “his father” and “her father” is exactly the same? Yup. (And obviously “father” is a masculine noun, while “mother” is a feminine noun.)
What is adjectives in French?
Adjectives (les adjectifs) describe the qualities and characteristics of a noun; they describe how someone or something is. They always accompany the noun they describe, and the endings of an adjective always agree with the noun in terms of gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).
How do you use Vos in French?
To say that something belongs to “you all” or “you guys” in colloquial English, French speakers use votre (your) for both masculine and feminine nouns. For plural nouns, however, you use vos. Où est votre stylo ? (Where is your pen?) Est-ce que ceci est votre voiture ? (Is this your car?)
What are the main adjectives possessive in French?
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.
What’s the difference between Leur and leurs?
Leur is used for both masculine and feminine nouns in the singular, whereas leurs is used for both masculine and feminine nouns in the plural. Oui, c’est leur stylo.
The French possessive pronouns are le mien, le tien, le sien for singular subject pronouns, and le nôtre, le vôtre and le leur for plural subject pronouns.
What are the possessive nouns in French?
Possessive pronouns are the words which replace nouns modified by possessive adjectives. In French there are different forms of possessive pronouns depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. These forms are spelled out in the table at the end of this lesson.How and When to Use French Possessive Pronounswww.thoughtco.com/french-possessive-pronouns-1368931
What are some French adjectives?
The 12 Most Common Adjectives In French 1. Petit – Small or of little importance 2. Grand – Large, tall, important, worthy of respect 3. Drôle – Something that surprises you or makes you laugh 4. Super – Super, great, extraordinary 5. Dernier – Last 6. Premier – First 7. Possible – Possible, doable, believable 8. Jeune – Young
What is an example of a possessive adjective?
Possessive adjectives are used in sentence to show the possession/ownership or are used to express a close relationship with someone or something as well as modify the noun. They also imply definiteness. Examples of possessive adjectives are like my, your, her, his, our, your, its, their, whose (interrogative), etc.