Possessive adjective

Possessive adjectives are used to express possession,ownership.

When you say this is my house, it means the house belongs to you and you are the owner of the house.

In English we use the words “my, your, his, her, our and their” along with the nouns.

They are called possessive adjectives.
 

Possessive adjectives always accompany a noun.

In other words they come along with the noun. 

My house, Your office, His car, Her coat, Our children, Their book

My, your, his, her, our and their are all possessive adjectives.

House, office, car, coat children and book are all nouns.
 

The possessives adjectives are: 

Sub.          meaning    Masc.  fem.   masc and fem.

pronoun                  sing   sing   plural

Je            My         mon    ma     mes

Tu            Your       ton    ta     tes

Il / Elle     his / her  son    sa     ses

Nous          our        notre  notre  nos

Vous          your       votre  votre  vos

Ils / Elles   their      leur   leur   leurs
 

Singular form:

Use mon, ton, son before a masculine singular noun beginning with a consonant, vowel, or ‘h’ mute and

a feminine singular noun beginning with a vowel or ‘h’ mute.
 

Masculine nouns begin with a vowel / ‘h’ mute.

Example:

   mon père              my father

   ton frère             his / her brother

   son oncle             his / her uncle

   mon ami               my friend (boy)

   son hôtel             his / her hotel
 

Feminine nouns begin with a vowel / ‘h’ mute.

   mon amie              my friend (girl)

   ton école             your school

   son imprimante        his printer

   mon oreille           my ear

   son université        his university

   ton humiliation       your humiliation
 

Use ma, ta, sa before a feminine singular noun beginning with a consonant.

Use mes, tes, ses before all masculine plural nouns.
 

   ma maison             my house

   ta sœur               your sister

   sa famille            her family
 

Plural form:

Use notre, votre, leur before all masculine and feminine singular nouns.

Use nos, vos, leurs before all masculine and feminine plural nouns.
 

   notre père            our father

   votre mère            your mother

   leur école            their school

   nos maisons           our houses

   vos livres            your books

   leurs amis            their friends
 

In French possessive adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they qualify.

In other words do not match the gender and number of the person who posses.

Use the gender and number of the thing possessed.
 

Ram’s house = La maison de Ram.

Here Ram is the possessor. The house is the possession.

In La maison de Ram, La maison is feminine. Ram is masculine.

So say sa maison and not son maison.
 

Remember: You do not pick the possessive adjective according to the person who owns,

but according to the gender and number of the object that is being owned.

Possessive adjectives accompany a noun.
 

For example:

The girl’s book will be:

‘Son livre’, not ‘sa livre’, since ‘livre’ is masculine.