Le Possessif

The video to the right provides a mini-lesson on how to indicate possession in French. For beginning students, all the information on the video through about three minutes is relevant.  The information that comes afterwards is more advanced.  You can watch if you want to "go further."

There is no " 's" in French:
To indicate that something
belongs to someone, the French say: 
"It's the ____ of ____:"

C'est le/l'___ de/d'___.

Ce sont les___ de/d'___.

C'est le crayon de Jean.

Ce sont les crayons de Jean.

Here is a chart to show you all the possessive adjectives in French.  Please note that once you know what you are trying to say (my, your, his/her, etc...), the form you choose depends entirely on the gender and number of the word that comes next.

Special exception:  Use the masculine singular forms for feminine singular words that begin with vowel sounds, for example, "mon affiche."

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