Possessive Adjectives
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.8.6
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives show ownership and must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
Possessive adjectives
- Possessive adjectives describe who owns something.
- The possessive adjective agrees with the thing owned (noun).
- Possessive adjectives change based on the noun’s gender.
- Possessive adjectives change based on the noun’s number.
Singular possessive adjectives
- mon (masculine) - my
- ma (feminine) - my
- mes (plural) - my
- ton (masculine) - your
- ta (feminine) - your
- tes (plural) - your
Singular third person
- son (m) - his / its
- sa (f) - her / its
- ses (pl) - his / her / its
Plural persons
- notre (singular) - our
- nos (plural) - our
- votre (singular) - your
- vos (plural) - your / formal
- leur (singular) - their
- leurs (plural) - their
Exception
- Use mon / ton / son before feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute ‘h’.
- This avoids difficult pronunciation.
- Ton histoire est intéressante.
- Your story is interesting.
Examples
- Elle a perdu son livre.
- She lost her book.
- Nous aimons notre école.
- We love our school.
- Ils ont vendu leurs voitures.
- They sold their cars.
Test yourself on Possessive Adjectives
Which possessive adjective would you use if the noun that it refers to is masculine singular?