Les Adjectifs Possessifs.ppt

French grammar:
Topic : les adjectifs possessifs
- fulldetails of the french possessive adjectives

1. Les Adjectifs Possessifs

2. •In English, we only have one way to say possessive
adjectives:
–My, your, his/her, our , their
•In French, because all objects are either masculineor
feminineand all adjectives must agree…there are 3
different forms!
•They are: M.sF.sM&Fpl.

3. (Owner) Masc Fem Plur
(je) my
(tu) Your
(il) His
(elle)Her
(nous) Our
(vous)Yall’s
(ils/elles)Their
Mon
Ex. monsac
Ma
Ex. Ma guitare
Mes
Ex. Mescopains
Ton
Ex. tonsac
Son
Ex. sonsac
Sa
Ex. sa guitare
Ta
Ex. Ta guitare
Tes
Ex. Tescopains
Ses
Ex. Sescopains
Notre
Ex. notreguitare
Notre
Ex. notresac
Votre
Ex. votresac
Leur
Ex. leursac
Leur
Ex. Leur guitare
Nos
Ex. noscopains
Vos
Ex. Vos copains
Leurs
Ex. Leurs copains
Votre
Ex. Votreguitare

4. In French, the possessive adjectives
MUST agree with the gender/number
of the object that is owned…
NOTthe owner!

5. His mother
Her mother
His father
Her father
Sa mère
Sa mère
Son père
Son père

6. •Pronunciation reminder: You must form the
liaisonafter mon, ton, son, mes, tes, ses
–Mon oncle, tes amis, son amie
•If you have a singular object that is
feminine, but begins with a VOWEL…
–you must use mon, ton, and son
•ex. Mon amie Claire
REMEMBER: The gender of the owner doesn’t
matter…it’s the gender of the object owned!

7. Try some of these….Write them in
your notes, then click to check your
work!!
•My dog
•His sister
•My parents
•Your walkman
•Her house
•My camera
•Your friend
•Her bags
•Mon chien
•Sa soeur
•Mes parents
•Ton baladeur
•Son restaurant
•Mon appareil-photo
•Ton ami
•Ses sacs

8. A vous…
•Our car
•Their sisters
•Y’all’s mom
•Our books
•Their house
•Y’all’s rooms
•Notre voiture
•Leurs soeurs
•Votre mère
•Nos livres
•Leur maison
•Vos chambres