Possessive adjectives

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Possessive adjectives show who something or someone belongs to

To express who something belongs to (my, your, our), use a . In French, the possessive adjective agrees with the of the thing owned, not the owner.

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

English	my
masculine	mon
feminine	ma
plural (masculine and feminine)	mes

English	your (familiar singular)
masculine	ton
feminine	ta
plural (masculine and feminine)	tes

English	his/her/its
masculine	son
feminine	sa
plural (masculine and feminine)	ses

English	our
masculine	notre
feminine	notre
plural (masculine and feminine)	nos

English	your (formal/plural)
masculine	votre
feminine	votre
plural (masculine and feminine)	vos

English	their
masculine	leur
feminine	leur
plural (masculine and feminine)	leurs

Mon, ton and son are used instead of ma, ta and sa before a word starting with a vowel or silent -h. This makes pronunciation easier.

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Mon amie est très belle. - My (female) friend is very pretty.

Choose the correct possessive adjective to complete these sentences.

[Mon/Ma/Mes] copains sont très amusants.

As-tu trouvé [ton/ta/tes] pull ?

Nous avons parlé avec [notre/nos] grand-mère hier.

Ils ne veulent pas vendre [leur/leurs] maison.