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{| class="wikitable"
 
| rowspan="3" |First person
|masc
|mon my
| rowspan="2" |notre our
|-
|fem
|ma my
|-
|plur
|mes my
|nos our
|-
| rowspan="3" |Second person
|masc
|ton your
| rowspan="2" |votre  your
|-
|fem
|ta your
|-
|plur
|tes your
|vos your
|-
| rowspan="3" |Third person
|masc
|son his, her, its
| rowspan="2" |leur  his, her, its
|-
|fem
|sa his, her, its
|-
|plur
|ses his, her, its
|leurs their
|}


Possessive determiners agree in gender and number with the nouns they precede:
Possessive determiners agree in gender and number with the nouns they precede:


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{| class="wikitable"
 
|Elle a levé son verre 
|She raised her (or his) glass
|-
|Il a rempli sa tasse 
|He filled his (or her) cup
|-
|Il a cassé ses lunettes 
|He broke his (or her) glasses
|}


The feminine singular forms ma, ta, sa become mon, ton, son when they immediately precede a noun or adjective beginning with a vowel or 'silent h' (h muet):
The feminine singular forms ma, ta, sa become mon, ton, son when they immediately precede a noun or adjective beginning with a vowel or 'silent h' (h muet):




Tab3
{| class="wikitable"
 
|ma  classe 
|my class 
|BUT 
|mon école 
|my school
|-
|sa permission 
|her permission 
|BUT 
|son approbation 
|her approval
|-
|ta hardiesse 
|your audacity 
|BUT 
|ton hésitation your 
|hesitation
|}
The determiners votre, vos can both be used to refer to more than one possessor:
The determiners votre, vos can both be used to refer to more than one possessor:
*Messieurs et mesdames, votre table est prête
*Messieurs et mesdames, votre table est prête

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French Grammar - Possessive determiners

Summary table of possessive determiners


First person masc mon my notre our
fem ma my
plur mes my nos our
Second person masc ton your votre your
fem ta your
plur tes your vos your
Third person masc son his, her, its leur his, her, its
fem sa his, her, its
plur ses his, her, its leurs their

Possessive determiners agree in gender and number with the nouns they precede:

Elle a levé son verre  She raised her (or his) glass
Il a rempli sa tasse  He filled his (or her) cup
Il a cassé ses lunettes  He broke his (or her) glasses

The feminine singular forms ma, ta, sa become mon, ton, son when they immediately precede a noun or adjective beginning with a vowel or 'silent h' (h muet):


ma classe  my class  BUT  mon école  my school
sa permission  her permission  BUT  son approbation  her approval
ta hardiesse  your audacity  BUT  ton hésitation your  hesitation

The determiners votre, vos can both be used to refer to more than one possessor:

  • Messieurs et mesdames, votre table est prête

Ladies and gentlemen, your table is ready

and as a polite form:

  • Suivez-moi, monsieur, votre table est prête

Follow me, sir, your table is ready

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