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Adjectifs and pronoms possessifs in French<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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  • Example.\u00a0Causerie sur le cheveux<\/li>\n
  • Possessive pronouns<\/li>\n
  • What is the function of a possessive pronoun?<\/li>\n
  • Difference between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    The possessive adjective indicates to whom the person, animal or thing belongs, like the article, it is always placed before the noun.\u00a0Also, match the noun<\/strong>\u00a0(masculine, feminine, or plural).\u00a0The possessive adjective expresses the link that exists between two beings or between a being and an object.<\/p>\n

    Before a\u00a0feminine noun that begins with a silent oh vowel, you must<\/strong>\u00a0use a masculine possessive adjective: mon echape (f\u00e9minim) son adresse (f\u00e9minim), mon huile (f\u00e9minim)<\/p>\n

    Examples.\u00a0Causerie sur les cheveux (<\/strong>\u00a0Talk about hair)<\/h2>\n
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    • De quelle couleur sont\u00a0vos<\/strong>\u00a0cheveux, Monsieur Durand?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What color is your hair, Mr. Durand?<\/p>\n

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      • Mes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0cheveux sont noirs<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        I have it black (my hair is black)<\/p>\n

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        • Et le\u00a0v\u00f4tres<\/strong>\u00a0, Monsieur Brun?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          And you Mr. Brun?<\/p>\n

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          • Eh bien! Les miens sont dej\u00e1 blanc<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Well, I have it white .<\/p>\n

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            • Je vous demand well pardon, Monsieur Brun, mais ils sont plus exactement poivre et sel, ou gris.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Excuse me (I beg your pardon), Mr. Brun, but more exactly you have it as salt and pepper, or gray<\/p>\n

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              • Et que dites-vous de la couleur des cheveux d\u2019Alice?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                And what do you say about Alicia’s hair color?<\/p>\n

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                • Alice est rousse<\/em>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Alicia has it Ginger (she’s redhead)<\/p>\n

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                  • Mon<\/strong>\u00a0Dieu non\u00bf Alice n’est pas rousse, pas le moins du monde, Elle est du plus beau ch\u00e2tain que l’on puisse imaginer,<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    No, my God! Alicia is not a redhead, I don’t think so.\u00a0She has the most beautiful brown hair you can imagine (it is the most …).<\/p>\n

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                    • Je vous remercie.\u00a0Monsieur.\u00a0Je suis parfaitement d’accord avec vous.\u00a0<\/em>Excusez-moi, Alice, Je suis mal\u00e9 squeezed, car je ne conaissais pas le terme chatain<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Excuse me Alicia. I have expressed myself badly because I did not know the term chestnut.<\/p>\n

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                      • Je vous en prie, laissons cella.\u00a0Vous \u00e9tes en d\u00e9butant comme moi.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        No need, let’s leave that.\u00a0You are a beginner, like me.<\/p>\n

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                        • Et maintenant, s’il vous pla\u00eet, alerdez-moi.\u00a0<\/em>De quelle couleur sont les miens?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          And now please look at me.\u00a0What color are mine?<\/p>\n

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                          • Eh bien, je ne pourrais pas vous le dire, Monsieur.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Well, I wouldn’t know how to tell you, sir.<\/p>\n

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                            • En effet, vous avez raison.\u00a0Autrefois, ils \u00e9taient blonds.\u00a0Ensuite, ils devinrent gray, puis tomb\u00e8rent.\u00a0<\/em>Maintenant\u00a0mon<\/strong>\u00a0cr\u00e2ne est parfaitement chauve<\/em>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              That’s right, (indeed) you are right.\u00a0Once he was blond.\u00a0Then it turned gray and then (it) fell off.\u00a0Now my head is perfectly bald.<\/p>\n

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                              • C’est tr\u00e9s \u00e0 la mode, Monsieur.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                It is very fashionable gentleman<\/p>\n

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                                • Je vous remercie.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  Thank you<\/p>\n

                                  (You may have noticed that in French the word Monsieur (gentleman) is used much more than in Spanish.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                                  me<\/td>\nMon bras<\/td>\nMy<\/td>\nMes bras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  me<\/td>\nMa main<\/td>\nmy<\/td>\nMes mains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  You<\/td>\nTon bras<\/td>\nYour<\/td>\nTes bras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  you<\/td>\nTa main<\/td>\nYour<\/td>\nTes mains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  His<\/td>\nThey are bras<\/td>\nTheir<\/td>\nSes bras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  His<\/td>\nSa main<\/td>\ntheir<\/td>\nSes mains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  Our<\/td>\nNotre bras<\/td>\nOur<\/td>\nNos bras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  Our<\/td>\nNotre main<\/td>\nOur<\/td>\nNos mains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  Your<\/td>\nVotre bras<\/td>\nYour<\/td>\nVos bras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  Your<\/td>\nVotre main<\/td>\nYour<\/td>\nVos mains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  His<\/td>\nLeur bras<\/td>\nTheir<\/td>\nLeurs bras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                  its<\/td>\nLeur main<\/td>\ntheir<\/td>\nLeurs mains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

                                  Remember that\u2026<\/h4>\n

                                  Let us remember that\u00a0votre and vos mean<\/strong> not only yours respectively but also his and their respectively,\u00a0yours<\/strong>.\u00a0That is, the second person plural is also the form of courtesy.<\/p>\n

                                  Vice versa, Spanish (their) has several reductions in French: son (bras), sa (main); votre (bras, main);\u00a0leur (bras main).<\/p>\n

                                  Possessive pronouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                                  Possessive pronouns are used alone<\/strong>\u00a0;\u00a0they do not complete a noun, but rather replace it.\u00a0The name they replace is usually present in a previous sentence or in another part of the same sentence.\u00a0These pronouns agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.<\/p>\n

                                  It refers to an object owned and its owner.\u00a0<\/strong>The link between the possessed object and the possessor expresses the property, the logic of the report, the origin or the continuity.<\/p>\n

                                  Example:<\/p>\n

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                                  • Pr\u00eate-moi ton pull, ils ont oubli\u00e9 le mien<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    Lend me your sweater, they have forgotten mine<\/p>\n

                                    As in Spanish, they differ somewhat from the respective adjectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                                    Le mien<\/td>\nLa mienne<\/td>\nLes miens<\/td>\nLes miennes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                    Le tien<\/td>\nLa tienne<\/td>\nLes tiens<\/td>\nLes tiennes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                    Le sien<\/td>\nLa sienne,<\/td>\nLes siens<\/td>\nLes siennes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                    Le n\u00f4tre<\/td>\nLa n\u00f4tre<\/td>\nLes n\u00f4tres<\/td>\nLes n\u00f4tres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                    Le v\u00f4tre<\/td>\nLa v\u00f4tre<\/td>\nLes v\u00f4tres<\/td>\nLes v\u00f4tres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                    Le v\u00f4tre<\/td>\nLa v\u00f4tre<\/td>\nLes v\u00f4tres<\/td>\nLes v\u00f4tres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                    Le leur<\/td>\nLa leur<\/td>\nLes leurs<\/td>\nLes leurs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

                                    \u00a0<\/strong>What is the function of the possessive pronoun?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                                    \u00a0<\/strong>The possessive pronoun\u00a0marks belonging, possession<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Like other pronouns, it replaces a noun or a nominal group.\u00a0As a general rule, it\u00a0is composed of a definite article (the, or them) and the word mine, yours, his, ours, yours or theirs.\u00a0<\/strong>The possessive pronoun agrees in gender and number (masculine, feminine, plural) with the noun it replaces.<\/p>\n

                                    Difference between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                                    Possessive pronoun (masculine singular)<\/strong>\u00a0: mine, yours, theirs, ours, yours, theirs, etc.\u00a0While the\u00a0adjective always qualifies a noun<\/strong>\u00a0: my (adj) teacher (name), your (adj) computer (name), etc.\u00a0the pronoun replaces a noun, it can be used alone:<\/p>\n

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                                    • Tes probl\u00e8mes sont plus importants que les miens.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      Your problems are more important than mine.<\/p>\n

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