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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.

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'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)
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'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)
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'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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1Family & Home

1.1Family

1.1.1My Name

1.1.2Age

1.1.3Talking About Yourself

1.1.4Hair

1.1.5Eyes

1.1.6Describing Myself (1/2)

1.1.7Describing Myself (2/2)

1.1.8Family Members

1.1.9Family Members: Examples

1.1.10Family Members: Eldest, Youngest

1.1.11Extended Family Members (1/2)

1.1.12Extended Family Members (2/2)

1.1.13Pets

1.1.14Other Pets

1.2Numbers

1.2.1Numbers 1-10

1.2.2Numbers 11-20

1.2.3Numbers 21-29

1.2.4Numbers: 30-39

1.2.5Numbers: 40-49

1.2.6Numbers: 50-59

1.2.7Numbers: 60-69

1.2.8Numbers: 70-79

1.2.9Numbers: 80-89

1.2.10Numbers: 90-100

2Lifestyle

2.1Sports and games

2.1.1Games

2.1.2Sports: Jouer

2.1.3Other Sports: Jouer

2.1.4Sports: Faire

2.1.5Other Sports: Faire

3Education & Future Plans

3.1School

3.1.1Subjects

3.1.2Talking About Subjects (1/2)

3.1.3Talking About Subjects (2/2)

3.1.4School Routine

3.1.5Describing Your School

3.1.6School Uniform (1/2)

3.1.7School Uniform (2/2)

4Grammar

4.1Negatives

4.1.1Using Not

4.2Nouns

4.2.1Nouns: A & The

4.2.2Proper Nouns

4.2.3Days of the Week

4.2.4Months of the Year

4.2.5Masculine Plural

4.2.6Feminine Plural

4.2.7The

4.2.8A

4.2.9De (1/2)

4.2.10De (2/2)

4.2.11À

4.3Adjectives

4.3.1French Adjectives

4.3.2Singular Adjectives

4.3.3Plural Adjectives

4.3.4Possessive Adjectives

4.4Verbs

4.4.1Verbs

4.4.2Verbs Pronouns

4.5Adverbs

4.5.1Adverbials of Manner

4.5.2Adverbials of Manner: Good, Badly, Fast

4.5.3Adverbials of Time

4.5.4Adverbials of Place

4.6Present Tense

4.6.1Regular ER Verbs

4.6.2Common ER Verbs: Parler

4.6.3Common ER Verbs: Porter

4.6.4Common ER Verbs: Rester

4.6.5Avoir - To Have

4.6.6Être - To Be

4.6.7Faire - To Do

4.6.8Aller - To Go

4.7Future Tense

4.7.1Future Tense

4.8Conjunctions

4.8.1To Make Sentences Longer

4.8.2To Add Extra Information (1/2)

4.8.3To Add Extra Information (2/2)

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Plural Adjectives

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