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Possessive adjectives – my, your, his/her, our, your, their

The words for my, your etc. change according to the number and gender of the noun which follows it.

MY                 YOUR (friend)                     HIS/HER/ITS
mon                 ton                                       son                         + masc/sing noun

ma                   ta                                         sa                           + fem/sing noun

mes                 tes                                        ses                         + plural noun

OUR             YOUR (formal)                     THEIR
notre             votre                                       leur                         + singular noun

nos                vos                                         leurs                       + plural noun

e.g.         C’est mon cartable                This is my schoolbag (masc/sing)

               Voilà ta voiture                    There is your car (fem/sing)

               Ce sont ses frères                These are his/her brothers (plural)

               C’est notre maison               This is our house (singular noun)

               Où sont vos affaires?            Where are your things? (plural noun)

               C’est leur père                     That’s their father (singular noun)