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Adjectifs possessifs pour propriétaires pluriels
Grammatically speaking, French has three plural possessors because it has three* plural grammatical persons:
1st person | nous | we | |
2nd person | vous | you | |
3rd person | ils elles |
they |
Singular possession | Plural possession | ||
our | notre | nos | |
your (vous form) | votre | vos | |
their | leur | leurs |
Par exemple…
Nous sommes avec notre frère. | We’re with our brother. |
Nous écoutons notre musique. | We’re listening to our music. |
J’ai perdu nos clés. | I lost our keys. |
Par exemple…
Ils cherchent leur voiture. | They’re looking for their car. |
Elles adorent leurs cours. | They love their classes. |
(Why leur voiture but leurs cours? See Plural possessions for more detail.)
If you want to make a distinction, you can use the preposition à plus a stressed pronoun:
- à eux – "belonging to the male or mixed group"
- à elles – "belonging to the female group"
Par exemple…
son frère à eux | their brother | |
son frère à elles | their brother |
More French possessive adjectives
- Introduction
- Singular possessors | Plural possessors
- Singular possessions | Plural possessions
Quizzes on possessive adjectives vs possessive pronouns
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- Introduction to adjectives
- Ton vs votre
- More French possession
- PwLF super list of possession lessons
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