How to use possessive pronouns in French

How to use possessive pronouns in French

You want to learn how to use possessive pronouns in French? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short French lessons complete with useful examples. My book, your book, all our books... we make learning French possessive pronouns easy.

French possessive pronouns : my

Possessive pronouns are used in French to describe possession or ownership. Just like English, French has a set of possessive pronouns. The French words for 'my' are 'mon' and 'ma'. The word 'mon' is used with masculine nouns and the word 'ma' is used with feminine nouns.

Examples

mon genou
my knee
ma peau
my skin
ma main
my hand
mon bras
my arm
mon pouce
my thumb
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Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two French possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn ma mère, mon père and ta mère, ton père (my mother, my father, your mother, your father). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about French possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple French sentences).

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