Week 3 day 4 possessive adjectives & pronouns Flashcards
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My
mon, ma, mes- mow, ma, may
your
ton, ta, tes- tone, tah, tay
his, her, its
son, sa, ses- son, sah, say
our
notre, notre, nos- note, note, no
your (plural)
votre, votre, vos- vote, vote, voo
their
leur, leur, leurs- lure ah, lure ah, lure ah
The possessive adjective needs to agree in number and gender with
The possessive adjective needs to agree in number and gender with the thing that is being possessed, not the owner or possessor. Examples of this can be found below:
What about a noun that begins with a vowel
When a noun begins with a vowel, the possessive adjective will be “mon,” “ton,” or “son” instead of “ma,” “ta,”or “sa,” even if the noun is feminine.
my wife
ma femme- fim ma
her bedroom
sa chambre
his investigation
son enquête
now
maintenant- ma to no
reside or live
habite- a.bit
with
avec-a.vɛk
So
donc-dɔ̃k
all alone here
toute seule ici
not really
pas vraiment-vʁɛ.mɑ̃
my brother
mon frère
my sister
ma soeur- sir ah
my friends (m)/my friends (f)
mes amis (m)/mes amies (f)-me za me
your house
ta maison
his/her mother
sa mère
his/her notebooks
ses cahiers- see k yee
our school
notre école- e cole
