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Author:Raed Mohammed
Edu Level: CSEC
Date: Aug 13 2022 - 2:24 PM
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-If you want to say something belongs to someone, you have 4 options:
1.Noun + de + subject 2.Noun + appartenir Ă + owner 3.Noun + ĂȘtre Ă + owner 4. Possessive Pronouns
-Letâs start with the first one
1.-To say something like âJeanâs carâ, it would be:
La voiture de Jean.
2.-To say something like âThe car belongs to Jeanâ , it
would be:
La voiture appartient Ă Jean.
3.-To say something like âThe car is Jeanâsâ, it would be:
La voiture est Ă Jean.
4.-To say something like âThe car is herâsâ, it would be:
La voiture est la sienne. OR Sa voiture.
-Here are a list of possessive pronouns.
Mon(m)/ ma(f)/ mes(pl) â my Ton(m)/ ta(f)/ tes(pl) â your Son(m)/ sa(f)/ ses(pl) â his/her Notre(m, f)/ nos(pl) â our Votre(m, f)/ vos(pl) â your Leur (m, f)/ leurs(pl) â their
(masculine singular), (feminine singular), (plural masculine), (feminine plural)
Le mien, la mienne, les miens, les miennes â mine Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes â yours Le sien, la sienne, le siens, les siennes â his/her/its Le nĂŽtre, la nĂŽtre, les nĂŽtres, les nĂŽtres - ours Le vĂŽtre, la vĂŽtre, les vĂŽtres, les vĂŽtres - yours Le leur, la leur, les leurs, les leurs â theirs
-It is important to mention one thing.
-If the noun is feminine, and begins with a vowel, and itâs singular, the first person, second person, and third person use the masculine version.
Examples:
Mon Ă©cole. My school.
Mon Ă©toile. My star.
âma Ă©coleâ and âma Ă©toileâ are wrong in this case.
Son Ă©cole. His/her school.
Son Ă©toile. His/her star.
âsa Ă©coleâ and âsa Ă©toileâ are wrong in this case.
Ton Ă©cole. Your school.
Ton Ă©toile. Your star.
âta Ă©coleâ and âta Ă©toileâ are wrong in this case.
BONUS:
When using negatives it changes the indefinite to âdeâ.
Jâai un chat â I have a cat Je nâai pas de chat â I donât have a cat
Doesnât work with câest
Ce nâest pas un chat â That isnât a cat
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