French Possessive Pronouns
The forms of the French Possessive Pronouns are
| English Possessive Pronouns |
French Possessive Pronouns |
| Masc sing
| Fem sing
| Masc plural
| Fem plural
| | Mine |
Le mien |
La mienne |
Les miens |
Les miennes |
| Yours |
Le tien |
La tienne |
Les tiens |
Les tiennes |
| His/hers/its |
Le sien |
La sienne |
Les siens |
Les siennes |
| Ours |
Le nôtre |
La nôtre |
les nôtres |
| Yours |
Le vôtre |
La vôtre |
Les vôtres |
| Theirs |
Le leur |
La leur |
Les leurs |
A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun. The Possessive Pronouns do not agree with the owner of the object, but with the object itself.
Mon père et le vôtre sont partis ensemble – My father and yours left together
With à, le/les > au/aux
With de, le/les > du/des
Cet élève est un des miens – This pupil is one of mine
Le sien = his/hers (masculine object)
La sienne = his/hers (feminine object)
Mon argent, je l’ai toujours, mais Marie a dépensé tout le sien – I’ve still got my money but Marie’s spent all hers
The possessive pronouns on and other indefinite pronouns = le sien
On s’occupe des siens – You look after your own
It’s mine, it’s yours…= c’est à moi, c’est à toi…
C’est à moi, donne le moi! – It’s mine, give it to me!
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