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Possessive adjectives
The possessive adjectives The possessive adjectives determine the ownership relation of the noun that it qualifies. Which case ? Masculine singular Masculine plural Feminine singular Feminine plural notice A single owner and a single owned object Mon Ton son Ma Ta sa Before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or a soundless 'h' we use 'mon, ton, son' instead of 'ma, ta, sa' EX : mon alarme ton ampoule son histoire A single owner and several owned objects Mes Tes ses Mes Tes ses Several owners and a single owned object Notre Votre leur Notre Votre leur Several owners and several owned objects Nos Vos Leurs Nos Vos Leurs The tonic possessive adjectives Mien Tien Sien Nôtre vôtre Leur Miens Tiens Siens Nôtres Vôtres Leurs Mienne Tienne Sienne Nôtre vôtre Leur Miennes Tiennes Siennes Nôtres Vôtres Leurs These tonic forms are used in the formal language. You must'nt confuse them with the possessive pronouns preceded by an article EX : Il a fait siennes mes idées How Possessive Adjectives accord with their nouns We use (mon, ma, mes, nos, notre) to refer to our own possessions. We use (ta, votre, tes, vos) to refer to the possessions of the person to whom we speak. We use (sa, leur, ses, leurs) to refer to the possessions of the person whom we speak about. Here are some criteria : 1. 'leur, notre, votre' as well as the noun they qualify, stay in the singular form - before nouns which do not have a plural form On ne peut pas faire confiance à leur odorat. When there is one obvious object that is owned by a group Les dimanches soir les habitants de Toulouse retournent dans leur ville. 2. The possessive adjectives take the plural form as well as the noun they qualify: - Before nouns which do not have a singular form Ils présentèrent leurs condoléances « Condoléances » is always plural When there is an idea of reciprocity,comparison or addition Ils ont échangé leurs cahiers. Chacun a un cahier et l’échange avec l’autre. Each one has a copy-book and exchanges with the other La nuit les voitures allument leurs phares. A car has got two headlights at least. 3. When a single object is owned individually by each owner, the singular or plural form is used, depending on the point of view taken. - plurality or collection => plural Les renards ont fait leurs terriers sur cette colline. Here we perceive several « terriers »( burrows) were made. Les renards font leur terrier sur des collines. Here we speak about a group and their type of home. Your turn now
Ma couverture.
Sa trousse
Nos cahiers.
(2) Your: ton, ta, tes, vos, votre
(3) He/She/It/Their: son, sa, ses, leur, leurs 
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- When each of the owners possesses several objects
- the type of object rather than the collection => singular
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