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Grammar
Objective: Select the correct possessive adjective by matching it to the gender and number of the owned noun.
| Form | Gender and Number | Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| mon | masculine singular | mon livre | my book |
| ma | feminine singular | ma table | my table |
| mes | plural, both genders | mes livres | my books |
| ton | masculine singular | ton livre | your book |
| ta | feminine singular | ta table | your table |
| tes | plural, both genders | tes livres | your books |
| son | masculine singular | son livre | his or her book |
Père is masculine, so it takes mon regardless of the gender of the speaker who owns the father.
Mère is feminine, so it takes ma, since possessive adjectives agree with the object that is owned.
Père is masculine, so it takes mon regardless of who is speaking.
Mère is feminine, so it takes ma. The owner's gender has no effect on the form.
Parents is plural, so it takes mes. The possessive agreement is with the owned noun, not the speaker.
Frère is masculine singular, so the second-person singular form ton is used.
Sœur is feminine singular, so it takes ta. The form changes even though the owner is the same tu.
5 exercises · about 8 minutes
| sa | feminine singular | sa table | his or her table |
| ses | plural, both genders | ses livres | his or her books |
Feminine nouns beginning with a vowel take mon for phonetic reasons, even though the noun itself is feminine.
Each possessive matches its own noun, so sœur takes ma while frère keeps mon in the same sentence.
Enfants is plural, so it takes ses. The same form serves both his and her without distinction.
Amie is feminine, but begins with a vowel, so it takes mon rather than ma for pronunciation reasons.
École is feminine and begins with a vowel, so it takes son rather than sa. The rule applies even before silent h.