{"id":30126,"date":"2022-12-28T12:05:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecole601.com\/mon-ma-ton-votre-learn-the-possessive-determiners-in-french\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T17:22:47","slug":"mon-ma-ton-votre-learn-the-possessive-determinants-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecole601.com\/en\/mon-ma-ton-votre-learn-the-possessive-determinants-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Mon, ma, ton, votre… learn the possessive determinants in french"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most important elements in your learning of French are the possessive determinants that are used very frequently. Possessive determinants are the “my”, “mine”, “ours”… to indicate affiliation or emotional value (my friend, my hero).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s see if you can recognize possessive determinants (also called possessive adjectives):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Note that “la sienne” and “la mienne” are possessive pronouns, which can be replaced by “sa\/ma maison”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 <\/th>Singular<\/strong><\/th>Singular<\/strong><\/th>Plural<\/strong><\/th>Plural<\/strong><\/th><\/tr>
Personne<\/th>masculine<\/strong><\/th>feminine<\/strong><\/th>masculine<\/strong><\/th>feminine<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
je (I)<\/strong><\/td>mon (my)<\/td>ma (my)<\/td>mes (my)<\/td>mes (my)<\/td><\/tr>
tu (you)<\/strong><\/td>ton (your)<\/td>ta (your)<\/td>tes (your)<\/td>tes (your)<\/td><\/tr>
il\/elle (he\/she)<\/strong><\/td>son (her\/his)<\/td>sa (her\/his)<\/td>ses (her\/his)<\/td>ses (her\/his)<\/td><\/tr>
nous (we)<\/strong><\/td>notre (our)<\/td>notre (our)<\/td>nos (our)<\/td>nos (our)<\/td><\/tr>
vous (you)<\/strong><\/td>votre (your)<\/td>votre (your)<\/td>vos (your)<\/td>vos (your)<\/td><\/tr>
ils\/elles (they)<\/strong><\/td>leur (their)<\/td>leur (their)<\/td>leurs (their)<\/td>leurs (their)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the plural the forms are the same for both the masculine and the feminine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • J’aime ses<\/strong> cr\u00e9ations > I like her\/his<\/strong> creations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Il d\u00e9teste ses <\/strong>enfants > He hates his<\/strong> children<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nous commen\u00e7ons nos<\/strong> jours heureux > We begin our<\/strong> happy days<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nous commencons nos<\/strong> cours de fran\u00e7ais > We start our <\/strong>French lessons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Exception<\/strong>: If the feminine noun begins with a vowel or a mute ‘h’, we use mon<\/em>, ton<\/em>, son<\/em> instead of ma<\/em>, ta<\/em>, sa<\/em>. For example: mon amie (my girl friend), ton histoire (your story).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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