What are the possessive adjectives in French? – Easy Learning Grammar French
| with masculine singular noun | with feminine singular noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| son | sa (son) | his her its one’s |
| notre | notre | our |
| votre | votre | your |
| leur | leur | their |
Is Notre masculine or feminine?
Possessive adjectives – mon, ma, mes
| English | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| his, her, its | son | sa |
| our | notre | notre |
| your (plural, formal) | votre | votre |
| their | leur | leur |
Is Notre feminine in French?
Well, kinda…for “our,” French uses notre for masculine and feminine nouns. Not for plural nouns, though: For plural nouns, you use nos. C’est notre café ! (It’s our coffee!)
Is Notre plural in French?
Notre is a possessive adjective and can be easily replaced by nos in plural. Nôtre is a possessive pronoun. It is always after le or la. In plural, il bacome nôtres.
Is Notre nous or vous?
Ils aiment leurs parents. They love their parents. Nous promenons notre chien.
Related lessons.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| our | notre | nos |
| your (vous) | votre | vos |
| their | leur | leurs |
What is Notre English?
French noun phrase. : Our Lady (the Virgin Mary)
What’s the difference between Nos and Notre in French?
Notre and votre, like mon/ma, ton/ta, son/sa and leur are singular forms of the possessive adjectives: Notre maison, votre liberté. Nos and vos are plural, like mes, tes, ses, leurs.
Is mere masculine or feminine?
In English, the word “my” stays the same. But in French it changes depending on whether you’re talking about a masculine noun (père) or a feminine noun (mère). Did you notice that the French for “his father” and “her father” is exactly the same? Yup.
Is leur a word?
Leur belongs to two categories of words – grammatically speaking: it can be a personal pronoun (= them) or a possessive adjective (= their). Leur as a personal pronoun = them : Here, leur is the plural form of “lui” (= to him, to her), and is an indirect personal pronoun.
Is AMI masculine or feminine?
Member. I understand that ami is masculine and amie is feminine.
What is their in French feminine?
vos (your) vos amis (your friends) ils and elles (they) masculine and feminine singular. leur (their)
Is Chien masculine or feminine?
masculine
If you have a cat or a dog, you will also tend to use the generic name « chat » or « chien » (both masculine words) and therefore not systematically specify when your pet friend is a female. It’s the same as in English; you say : “This is my dog”, not “This is my female dog.”
Is chat feminine or masculine?
Learning French, the word cat (chat) is masculine, what if the cat is a girl?
Should I use nous or on?
Nous is a plural pronoun: this is the we you use mostly in written form, or when you want to be more formal. On is a more informal we, used predominantly in speech or casual writing (in emails to your friends for example).
Does vous mean they?
Vous is the formal form of ‘you’, used with strangers, elderly people, and when we’re talking to people in a professional context (at least to begin with). The verb vouvoyer vouvoyer, présent means ‘to address someone using the vous form’.
Is it mere or Ma Mere?
Salut! In the audio of the three above words, “le” and “la” are spoken instead of “ma” and “mon”, which is what is actually written.
What is our plural in French?
Plural possessors (our | your | their) (notre, nos | votre, vos | leur, leurs)
How do you use their in French?
Finally, there is the possessive adjective “their,” which translates to “leur” for both male and female nouns in the singular form. The plural form leurs can be used for both masculine and feminine versions of “their.”
How do you use leurs in French?
Leur replaces masculine or feminine nouns in the plural form: j’écris à mes parents (I’m writing to my parents) → Je leur écris (I’m writing to them)
How do you use Nore and Notre?
Use notre/nos when on means we, but son/sa/ses when it means people (possessive adjectives)
- Using “mon” rather than “ma” with feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h (possessive adjectives)
- Expressing possession with son, sa, ses and personne, tout le monde, chacun, il faut (possessive adjectives)
Is voiture masculine or feminine?
feminine
In French, the word for “car” (“voiture”) is feminine.
