Unlike in English, in French, plural subjects have three possessive adjectives: masculine, feminine, plural.
Possessive adjectives of plural subjects in French
Look at these examples:
Ils aiment leurs parents.They love their parents.
Nous promenons notre chien.We walk our dog.
Vous faites vos devoirs.You do your homework.
Pouvez-vous apporter vos chaussures, s'il-vous-plaît?Can you bring your shoes please?
Vous avez passé votre examen.You took/sat your exam.
Nous avons nos passeports.We have our passports.
Notice that to express our, your and their, you use the possessive adjectives notre/nos, votre/vos, leur/leurs, as following:
| Singular | Plural | |
| our | notre |
nos |
| your (vous) | votre |
vos |
| their | leur |
leurs |
Note the similarity of the forms.
IMPORTANT: The first letter is determined by the owner (n =our; v =your, l =their) etc. but the rest of the adjective is related to the number of the thing that is possessed.
More Possessive Adjectives
and also the more advanced
Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (French Possessive Adjectives)
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Vive le vent d'hiver,
Qui rapporte aux vieux enfants,
Leurs souvenirs d'hier, oh !Long live the wind, long live the wind,
Long live the winter wind,
Which brings to old kids,
Their memories of yesterday, oh!
