French Possessive Adjectives

les adjectifs possessifs

A possessive adjective is a word like my, your, his, her etc. In French possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

BEFORE MASCULINE SINGULAR NOUNS
mon livre	my book	notre livre	our book
ton livre	your (tu) book	votre livre	your (vous) book
son livre	his/her book	leur livre	their book

BEFORE FEMININE SINGULAR NOUNS
ma voiture	my car	notre voiture	our car
ta voiture	your (tu) car	votre voiture	your (vous) car
sa voiture	his/her car	leur voiture	their car

BEFORE ALL PLURAL NOUNS - FEMININE & PLURAL
mes voisin(e)s	my neighbors	nos voisin(e)s	our neighbors
tes voisin(e)s	your (tu) neighbors	vos voisin(e)s	your (vous) neighbors
ses voisin(e)S	his/her neighbors	leur voisin(e)s	their neighbors

The possessive adjectives son, sa, and ses can translate to his, her or its depending on who is in possession of the particular noun.

Marie aime sa voiture. Marie likes her car.
Pierre aime sa voiture aussi. Pierre likes his car too.
Pierre aime son livre. Pierre likes his book.
Marie aime son livre aussi. Marie likes her book too.

example sentences

Pierre aime son chien.	Pierre likes his dog.
Marie aime son chien aussi.	Marie likes her dog too.
Mon père parle français.	My father speaks French
Ma mère parle français aussi.	My mother also speaks French.
Je connais tes cousins.	I know your cousins (to somebody you know).
Je connais vos cousins.	I know your cousins (to somebody you dont know).
Elle aime sa maison.	She likes her house.
Il aime sa maison aussi.	I likes his/her house too (depending on context).
Ses amis habient en France.	His/her friends live in France (depending on context).
Je joue avec leur chien.	I play with their dog.
Marc et Marie aiment leurs chiens.	Mark and Marie like their dogs.
Où est ton hôtel?	Where is your hotel?
Ton ami est très sympathique.	Your friend (male friend) is very nice.
Ton amie est très sympathique aussi.	Your friend (female friend) is also very nice.
Voici mon adresse.	Here is my address.