Possessive Adjectives & Subject Pronouns

Possessive adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun that follows, not the owner: mon/ma/mes (my), ton/ta/tes (your), son/sa/ses (his/her). Use mon/ton/son (not ma/ta/sa) before a feminine noun that starts with a vowel sound.

Examples

• C'est mon père. (This is my father.) — masculine
• C'est ma mère. (This is my mother.) — feminine
• Voici mes amis. (Here are my friends.) — plural
• Son frère habite à Paris. (His/her brother lives in Paris.)
• J'aime mon école. (I like my school.) — feminine, starts with a vowel

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