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Possessive Adjectives

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Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives are words which tell us who owns the noun. In French, possessive adjectives change if the noun is masculine or feminine or plural.

'My' for masuline singular nouns

'My' for masuline singular nouns

  • 'My' translates to 'mon' when the noun is masculine singular.
    • mon frère - my brother
    • mon ami - my friend (who is a boy)
'My' for feminine singular nouns

'My' for feminine singular nouns

  • 'My' translates to 'ma' when the noun is feminine singular.
    • ma tante - my aunt
    • ma mère - my mother
  • 'My' translates to 'mon' when the noun is feminine singular and begins with a vowel.
    • mon amie - my friend (who is a girl)
'My' for plural nouns

'My' for plural nouns

  • 'My' translates to 'mes' when the noun is plural.
  • 'My' translates to 'mes' for both singular and plural nouns that are plural.
    • mes parents - my parents
    • mes chats - my cats
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Family & Home

1.1

Family

1.1.1My Name1.1.2Age1.1.3Talking About Yourself1.1.4Hair1.1.5Eyes1.1.6Describing Myself (1/2)1.1.7Describing Myself (2/2)1.1.8Family Members1.1.9Family Members: Examples1.1.10Family Members: Eldest, Youngest1.1.11Extended Family Members (1/2)1.1.12Extended Family Members (2/2)1.1.13Pets1.1.14Other Pets
1.2

Numbers

1.2.1Numbers 1-101.2.2Numbers 11-201.2.3Numbers 21-291.2.4Numbers: 30-391.2.5Numbers: 40-491.2.6Numbers: 50-591.2.7Numbers: 60-691.2.8Numbers: 70-791.2.9Numbers: 80-891.2.10Numbers: 90-100
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Lifestyle

2.1

Sports and games

2.1.1Games2.1.2Sports: Jouer2.1.3Other Sports: Jouer2.1.4Sports: Faire2.1.5Other Sports: Faire
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Education & Future Plans

3.1

School

3.1.1Subjects3.1.2Talking About Subjects (1/2)3.1.3Talking About Subjects (2/2)3.1.4School Routine3.1.5Describing Your School3.1.6School Uniform (1/2)3.1.7School Uniform (2/2)
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Grammar

4.1

Negatives

4.1.1Using Not
4.2

Nouns

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4.3

Adjectives

4.3.1French Adjectives4.3.2Singular Adjectives4.3.3Plural Adjectives4.3.4Possessive Adjectives
4.4

Verbs

4.4.1Verbs4.4.2Verbs Pronouns
4.5

Adverbs

4.5.1Adverbials of Manner4.5.2Adverbials of Manner: Good, Badly, Fast4.5.3Adverbials of Time4.5.4Adverbials of Place
4.6

Present Tense

4.6.1Regular ER Verbs4.6.2Common ER Verbs: Parler4.6.3Common ER Verbs: Porter4.6.4Common ER Verbs: Rester4.6.5Avoir - To Have4.6.6Être - To Be4.6.7Faire - To Do4.6.8Aller - To Go
4.7

Future Tense

4.7.1Future Tense
4.8

Conjunctions

4.8.1To Make Sentences Longer4.8.2To Add Extra Information (1/2)4.8.3To Add Extra Information (2/2)

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Plural Adjectives

Verbs