POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Subject	Possessive Adjective	English Equivalent	Example
Je	mon + (masculine singular noun) *mon + (feminine singular noun                 beginning with a vowel) ma + (feminine singular noun) mes + (masc. / fem. plural noun)	my	mon livre mon amie ma chambre mes clés
Tu	ton + (masculine singular noun) *ton + (feminine singular noun                 beginning with a vowel) ta + (feminine singular noun) tes + (msc. / fem. plular noun)	your	ton livre ton amie ta chamber tes clés
Il/ Elle/ On	son + (masculine singular noun) *son + (feminine singular noun                 beginning with a vowel) sa + (feminine singular noun) ses + (masc. / fem. plural noun)	his/her/one’s	son livre son amie sa chambre ses clés
Nous	notre + (masculine singular noun) …    + (feminine singular noun) nos + (masc. / fem. plural noun)	our	notre livre notre chambre nos clés
Vous	votre + (masculine singular noun) … + (feminine singular noun) vos + (msc. / fem. plural noun)	your	votre livre votre chambre vos clés
Ils/Elles	leur + (msculine singular noun) … + (feminine singular noun) leurs + (masc. / fem. plural noun)	their	leur livre leur chambres leurs clés

*With a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or a vowel sound, the masculine form mon, ton, and son is used instead of the feminine form in order to maintain liaison.

                                   mon omelette              ton amie

NOTE:            Possessive adjectives agree in number (singular or plural) & gender (masc. or fem.) with the nouns they modify which may not necessarily be the subject!!!!

                        Marc a ses livres.                    (Marc has his books.)

(sees agrees in gender & number with livres not Marc!)