Possessive adjectives/determiners

les adjectifs possessifs

forms and uses

The possessive determiners serve to express ownership or possession (hence the

name). They are also often called possessive adjectives because they agree in gender
and number with the noun they introduce.

Masculine Feminine Masculine / Feminine

English
Singular Singular Plural
my mon ma mes
your
ton ta tes
(familiar)
his/her/its son sa ses
our notre notre nos
your
votre votre vos
(formal or plural)
their leur leur leurs

Note: Do not forget to make the liaison between the plural forms of the possessive
determiners and words that begin with a vowel sound.

mes amis my friends

mes imperméables my raincoats
tes enfants your kids/children
ses agents his/her agents
ses albums his/her albums
nos écoles our schools
vos élèves your pupils/students
leurs emplois their jobs

livre (m) les livres mon livre mes livres

book books my book my books
voiture (f) les voitures ma voiture mes voitures
car cars my car my cars
ami (m) les amis mon ami mes amis
friend (male) friends my friend my friends
amie (f) les amies mon amie mes amies
friend (female) friends my friend my friends
Note :

mon/ton/son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel/h

i.e., ma, ta, sa become mon, ton, son in front of feminine nouns beginning with a vowel
sound.

mon/ton/son école (f) my/your/his/her school

mon adresse (f) my address
mon enfance (f) my childhood
mon équipe (f) my team
mon experience (f) my experience
mon heure (f) my time
mon idée (f) my idea