French · word
My in French
mon
The forms you will meet: mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs. It means my, your, his, her, our, their (possessive).
my, your, his, her, our, their (possessive)
Examples · 2
agrees with the thing owned, not the owner (son = his or her)
Paul aime sa sœur et Marie aime son frère.Paul loves his sister and Marie loves her brother.mon / ton / son before a feminine noun starting with a vowel (mon amie)
Mon amie Léa travaille dans une petite école.My friend Léa works in a small school.
Forms
monmamestontatessonsasesnotrenosvotrevosleurleurs
The forms
- mon
- ma
- mes
- ton
- ta
- tes
- son
- sa
- ses
- notre
- nos
- votre
- vos
- leur
- leurs
One sentence for each rule
Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.
my, your, his, her, our, their (possessive)
agrees with the thing owned, not the owner (son = his or her)
Paul aime sa sœur et Marie aime son frère.Paul loves his sister and Marie loves her brother.mon / ton / son before a feminine noun starting with a vowel (mon amie)
Mon amie Léa travaille dans une petite école.My friend Léa works in a small school.mes / tes / ses with a plural noun
Tu as oublié tes clés sur la table.You forgot your keys on the table.notre / votre (one thing) and nos / vos (several)
Notre maison est petite, mais nos jardins sont grands.Our house is small, but our gardens are big.leur / leurs
Les enfants montrent leurs dessins à leur professeur.The children are showing their drawings to their teacher.
Questions people ask
- How do you say my in French?
- Mon, ma, mes. It means my, your, his, her, our, their (possessive).
- What are the forms of mon?
- mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs.
- When do you use mon?
- agrees with the thing owned, not the owner (son = his or her); mon / ton / son before a feminine noun starting with a vowel (mon amie); mes / tes / ses with a plural noun; notre / votre (one thing) and nos / vos (several); leur / leurs.
- How do you use mon in a sentence?
- Paul aime sa sœur et Marie aime son frère. (Paul loves his sister and Marie loves her brother.)
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