Possessive

Déterminants possessifs in French are equivalents of "my", "your", "his", "her" etc. in English. They are used to show the belonging of an object or of a person to someone .

The choice of déterminants possessifs depends on the gender and the number of subsequent noun and the quantity of possessors.

The choice of déterminants possessifs:

• = "my"

~ if a following noun is singular and masculine => "mon"
~ if a following noun is singular and starts with a vowel or silent "h" regardless of gender => "mon"
~ if a following noun is singular and feminine => "ma"
~ if a following noun is plural => "mes"

• = "your" (singular)

~ if a following noun is singular and masculine => "ton"
~ if a following noun is singular and starts with a vowel or silent "h" regardless of gender => "ton"
~ if a following noun is singular and feminine => "ta"
~ if a following noun is plural => "tes"

• = "his", "her","its" (only one possesor)

~ if a following noun is singular and masculine => "son"
~ if a following noun is singular and starts with a vowel or silent "h" regardless of gender => "son"
~ if a following noun is singular and feminine => "sa"
~ if a following noun is plural => "ses"

• = "our"

~ if a following noun is singular regardless of gender => "notre"
~ if a following noun is plural => "nos"

• = "your" (plural or courtesy form / vouvoyer)

~ if a following noun is singular regardless of gender => "votre"
~ if a following noun is plural => "vos"

• = "their" (some possesors)

~ if a following noun is singular regardless of gender => "leur"
~ if a following noun is plural => "leurs"

!!! If before a noun there is a déterminant possessif, so any article must be omitted.