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Mastering Possessive Adjectives in French

Learn the rules and examples of using possessive adjectives in French to express possession correctly. Understand agreement with nouns, usage before vowels, and indicating possession with prepositions. Enhance your French language skills with this comprehensive guide.

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Mastering Possessive Adjectives in French

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  1. Les adjectifs possessifs Possessive Adjectives

  2. Les adjectifs possessifs • There are two ways to express possession. We have already been using one. • That’s David’s sister = Ça c’est la soeur de David • These are David’s cousins. = Ça ce sont les cousins de David • The other way to express possession is to use possessive adjectives (my, his, ours etc.) • In French the possessive adjective takes the place of the le or the la.

  3. MY masculine = Mon Feminine = Ma Plural = mes Your (tu) Masculine = Ton Feminine = Ta Plural = tes His or Her Masculine = Son Feminine = Sa Plural =Ses Our Masculine: Notre Feminine: Notre Plural : Nos Your (vous) Masculine: Votre Feminine: Votre Plural: Vos Their Masculine: leur Feminine: leur Plural : Leurs Les adjectifs possessifs • Here are three possessive adjectives in French

  4. Possessive Adjectives • In French, just like regular adjectives, the possessive adjective must agree with what it is possessing. • If the noun is feminine, the possessive adjective is feminine. • If the noun is plural, the possessive adjective is plural! • Example • Ma soeur = my sister • Ses cousins = his/her cousins • Ton grand-père = your grandfather

  5. SON and SA • Son, Sa, and Ses can mean either his or her. • The agreement is with the noun possessed, NOT the owner • Example: Le chien de Claire = Son chien (because dog is masculine even though it belongs to Claire) • Example: His girl cousin • Sa cousine

  6. BEFORE A VOWEL • Before a masculine or feminine singular noun that beings with a vowel or silent h, you use the masculine form of the possessive adjective • Mon ami = masculine vowel • Mon amie = feminine vowel = my friend • Son amie = feminine vowel =his/her friend • Notre enfant = our child

  7. Possessive Adjectives • Another way to indicate possession is with the preposition de. • De/d’ plus a person’s name is used the same way ‘s is used in English • EXAMPLE: J’aime bien le frère d’André = I really like André’s brother. • Example: I like Mike’s sister • J’aime la soeur de Mike.

  8. CLASS WORK • Write the following into French • Our mother • His aunt • My friend (who is a girl) • Their daughter • Your (formal) teachers • He likes the cousin of Yves (girl). • We like the uncle of Noelle.

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