The following are the three different forms (masculine, feminine, plural) of every possessive noun:
my: mon, ma, mes
your (informal): ton, ta, tes
his/her/its: son, sa, ses
our: notre, notre, nos
your (formal): votre, votre, vos
their: leur, leur, leurs
For examples:
C'est ma gomme. (gomme is a feminine noun, so you use the feminine form of "my.")
Regard son crayon. (crayon is masculine, so you use son.)
Ce sont leurs poissons. (poissons is plural, so use the plural possessive form.)
Anything beginning with a vowel is preceeded by the masculine form of the possessive noun. Examples:
Allons sortir avec mon amie! (amie begins with a vowel, so use mon.)
Est-ce que tu aimes ton oncle? (oncle begins with an o, so you use ton.)
To write something as that of something/someone else, use de. For examples:
C'est le fille de Thomas. (the daughter of Thomas)
J'aime le canari de Loïc. (the yellow bird of Loïc)
Always use liaison with mon, ton, and son and with all plural forms.
For examples:
mon école (pronounce mo-nay-cohl)
nos amis (pronounce no-za-mee)
Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns functions as adjectives which are used to describe a noun.
Possessive nouns show a relationship between the possessive noun and the noun that it shows possession for. An adjective may or may not be involved. John's book is on the desk. (The possessive form John's shows its relationship to the book, there are no adjectives in the sentence.)
Possessive nouns describe something in the sentence as belonging to that noun.Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The pronouns that are possessive adjectives are more similar to possessive nouns in that they describe a noun as belonging to someone or something.Both possessive nouns and possessive adjectives are placed just before the noun that they describe.EXAMPLESpossessive noun: The Brown's house is on the corner.possessive adjective: Their house is on the corner.possessive pronoun: The house on the corner is theirs.possessive nouns: Jane's mother is also John's aunt.possessive adjectives: Her mother is also his aunt.possessive pronoun: Jane's mother is also mine. Jane is my sister.
A possessive noun is a noun, just a certain type. Possessive nouns show possession. In the sentence: The child kicked Katie's Ball, Katie's would be the possessive noun since it shows that the ball belongs to Katie
To be used with plural nouns. Mon ami, my friend, mes amis, my friends.
Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns functions as adjectives which are used to describe a noun.
The possessive nouns in the sentence are:Frank'sSue'sThe pronoun in the sentence is 'his', a possessive adjective describing the noun 'house'.
Possessive nouns show a relationship between the possessive noun and the noun that it shows possession for. An adjective may or may not be involved. John's book is on the desk. (The possessive form John's shows its relationship to the book, there are no adjectives in the sentence.)
Apostrophes are use in possessive nouns and contraction. Susan's purse, Joey's bike, and bird's wing are examples of possessive nouns. Contractions are words such as can't (cannot), I'd (I would), and don't (do not).
Examples of possessive nouns starting with N are:Napoleon'snature'sNew Zealand'snorth'sThe Netherlands'snight'sNebraska'snapkin'sNorth Pole'snose'sThe Nile'snecktie's
Some plural possessive nouns that start with letter N are:nations'necklaces'needles'neighbors'nerves'nights'noodles'noses'nuts'nylons'
The possessive form of the noun teacher is teacher's.
Possessive nouns describe something in the sentence as belonging to that noun.Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The pronouns that are possessive adjectives are more similar to possessive nouns in that they describe a noun as belonging to someone or something.Both possessive nouns and possessive adjectives are placed just before the noun that they describe.EXAMPLESpossessive noun: The Brown's house is on the corner.possessive adjective: Their house is on the corner.possessive pronoun: The house on the corner is theirs.possessive nouns: Jane's mother is also John's aunt.possessive adjectives: Her mother is also his aunt.possessive pronoun: Jane's mother is also mine. Jane is my sister.
Examples of three possessive nouns are:my mother's carthe city's skylinethe dog's collar
In English, possessive pronouns, like adjectives, usually come before the nouns that they modify.
Possessive nouns (but not possessive pronouns) use apostrophes; therefore, "brother's" is possessive. "Brothers" is plural.
The singular possessive form is mother's.The plural possessive form is mothers'.