Possesive Adjectives: My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their
Part two of this lesson started will deal with single feminine words:
For feminine singuar words:
my -ma (ma) ma table (ma tah bluh) -my table
your -ta (tohn) ta tante (tah tahnt) -your aunt
his, her -sa (sah) sa bicyclette (sah bee see kleht) -his, her bicycle
our -notre (noh truh) notre carte (noh truh kahrt) -our menu
your -votre (voh truh) votre table (voh truh tah bluh) - your table
their -leur (loor) leur voiture (loor vwah churr) -their car
As you can see notre, votre, & leur are used for both male & female singular words.
Now a tricky part. With feminine singular words that begin with a vowel or an "h", you would not use ma, sa, or ta.
You would use the mon, son, & ton form. So even though the word maybe feminine, you would use the masculine
possesive adjective to describe it:
mon amie (mohn amie) my female friend
ton ècole (tohn ay kohl) your school
son histoire (sohn ees twah) -his, her story
ta is used when refering to a feminine relative or close friend:
ta tante (tah tahnt) -your aunt
ta sœur (tah soor) -your sister
ta mère (tah mehr) -your mother
votre is used with feminine singular objects:
votre voiture (voh truh vwah churr) -your car
votre table (voh truh tah bluh) -your table
votre bicyclette (voh truh bee see kleht) -your bicycle
Part 3 will be posted next week
