1.14: Adjectifs Possessifs

Possessive adjectives like other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

• mes livres my books
• tes amis your friends
• ma voiture my car
• mon passeport my passport
• leurs enfants their children

The forms mon, ton, and son are used instead of ma, ta and sa before a feminine singular noun beginning with a vowel or silent h.

• mon histoire my story
• ton école your school
• son amie his (her) friend

The nouns monsieur, madame, and mademoiselle, originally composed of a possessive adjective and a noun, form their plural by changing each part to the plural.

• messieurs, mesdames, mesdemoiselles

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