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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. my, your, his, her, our, their. Possessive adjectives are words which tell you who something or someone belongs to e.g my coat, your pen, his book, our cat and their house. In English we only have one form for each person; my, your, his, her, our, their.

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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

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  1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES my, your, his, her, our, their.

  2. Possessive adjectives are words which tell you who something or someone belongs to e.g my coat, your pen, his book, our cat and their house. In English we only have one form for each person; my, your, his, her, our, their. But in French it’s a bit more complicated…

  3. In French, there are 3 different words for MY - mon, maand mes. You will know which one to use depending on the gender of the person or thing that you are talking about: e.g. Mon père my dad Ma mère my mum Mes parents my parents

  4. Mon is used when the noun is masculine. Mais used when the noun is feminine. Mes is used when the noun is plural. e.g. Mon livre my book Ma trousse my pencilcase Mes affaires my things

  5. mon ma mes ma mon mes ma mon Now try these examples. Fill in the blanks with the correct word for MY (mon/ma/mes) 1. .......... frère. 2. .......... sœur. 3. .......... cousins. 4. .......... tante. 5. .......... oncle. 6. .......... grands-parents. 7. .......... nièce. 8. .......... mari. Now check your answers.

  6. Did you get 8 out of 8? So far it’s easy peasy, isn’t it? The hardest part is knowing the gender of each noun, but remember, the plurals are easy to spot, just look for nouns ending in –s!

  7. Just to clarify…The possessive adjective always agrees with the NOUN, not the person that it belongs to. In other words, a man would say mon livre, and a woman would also say mon livre because the book is masculine (le livre). Likewise, both men and women would say ma maison, because house is feminine in French - it doesn't matter whether the owner of the house is male or female.

  8. The word for YOUR follows the same pattern - ton, taand tes. e.g. Ton père your dad Ta mère your mum Tes parents your parents

  9. And so does the word for HIS or HER or ITS - son, saand ses. e.g. Son père his/her/its dad Sa mère his/her/itsmum Ses parents his/her/itsparents Note that unlike in English, there are not separate words for ‘his’, ‘hers, and ‘its’. This can seem confusing for example, son lit can mean his bed, her bed, or its bed (e.g., the dog's). You can usually figure out who it belongs to by the context.

  10. Before a vowel or a silent h mon, ton or son are also used before a feminine word starting with a vowel or silent h. Une amie (feminine singular) Mon amie arrive à dix heures (My friend's coming at 10) Une histoire (feminine singular) Ton histoire est amusante (Your story is funny)

  11. Copy this table into your jotter.

  12. ton mes sa tes sa mon ses ta son Let’s try some more examples. Write the correct form of the possessive adjectives (use the table to guide you) e.g. le chapeau > (your) ........ chapeau. 1. les lunettes > (my) ......... lunettes. 2. la jupe > (her) ........ jupe. 3. les sandwiches > (your) ......... sandwiches. 4. la voiture > (his) ........ voiture. 5. le livre > (my) ........ livre 6. les cahiers > (his) ........ cahiers. 7. la gomme > (your) ........ gomme. 8. la armoire > (her) ........ armoire.

  13. How did you do this time? Watch out for those vowels! Would you have managed to complete those without being told the gender of each noun? Let’s give it a try…

  14. . ta • sa • son • mes • son • ta • ses • ma • tes • ses The following people are bringing friends and relatives to a party. Who are they bringing? Follow the example. e.g. J’invite ____ cousin. J’invite MON cousin. 1. Tu invites ......... sœur. 2. Il invite ........ mère. 3. Elle invite ......... copain Paul. 4. J’invite ........ parents. 5. Susan invite ........ frère. 6. Tu invites ........ cousine. 7. Greg invite ........ amis. 8. J’invite ........ tante. 9. Tu invites …… copines. 10. Jason invite …….. frères.

  15. Getting the hang of it? Good! Now there’s just a few more possessive adjectives we need to go over, but these are easier still!

  16. In French, there are 2 different words for OUR - notre and nos. e.g. Notre père our dad Notre mère our mum Nos parents our parents Notreis used when the noun is either masculine OR feminine. Nos is used when the noun is plural.

  17. In French, there are 2 different words for YOUR when you are talking to more than one person or someone you don’t know - votre and vos. e.g. Votre père your dad Votre mère your mum Vos parents your parents Votreis used when the noun is either masculine OR feminine. Vos is used when the noun is plural.

  18. And, there are 2 different words for THEIR - leur and leurs. e.g. Leur père their dad Leur mère their mum Leurs parents their parents Leur is used when the noun is either masculine OR feminine. Leurs is used when the noun is plural.

  19. For more on possessive and demonstrative adjectives click…. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/activities/grammar/adjectives2.shtml

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