POSSESSIVE / LE POSSESSIF

Ways to show ownership:

1. Appartenir à:to belong to. Ceci m'appartient. Ced appartient à moi.(This belongs to me.)

2. Eire+ à+ noun or emphatic pronoun: C'est à Guy; C'est à lui.(That's Guy's; That's his.)

3. De+ noun: la pièce de Corneille, la tille de ma copine

4. Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc.) and pronouns (mine, yours, his, etc.):

 

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES / L’ADJECTIF POSSESSIF

Possessive adjectivesagree in gender and number with that which is possessed.

Meaning		Singular				Plural
		masc.		fem.
my		mon		ma (mon)		mes
your		ton		ta (ton)		tes
his/her/its		son		sa (son)		ses
our		notre				nos
your		votre				vos
their		leur				leurs

1. Before vowels and mute hthe feminine singular forms are replaced by mon, ton, son: mon amie; ton idée; son héroine (But: sa *hanche)

2. With reflexive verbs, use le, la, lesinstead of the possessive adjective: Je me rase labarbe.

3. With body parts and clothing use à + le, la, les: la tille aux yeux verts, ie chapeau à la tête, il s'en va.

4. To distinguish between him and her when using son, sa,add à+ emphatic pronoun: son livre à lui(his book); sa chaise à elle(her chair)

 

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS / LE PRONOM POSSESSIF

Possessive pronounsreplace nouns: This is your book; that one ismine.

They agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

Meaning		Singular				Plural
		masc.		fem.		masc.		fem.
mine		le mien		la mienne		les miens		les miennes
your		le tien		la tienne		les tiens		les tiennes
his/her/its		le sien		la sienne		les siens		les siennes
our		le/la nôtre				les nôtres
your		le/la vôtre				les vôtres
theirs		le/la leur				les leurs

1. The article components of the possessive pronouns contract with a and de according to the usual rules for le, la, les. Tu penses a ton oncle; je pense au mien. II parle de ses amies; elle parle des iennes.