Mon/Ma

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mon/Ma

The first answer is “C'est mon époque”, but why use mon (instead of ma) when époque is female? Compare this with one of the other answers “C’est ma période...”.

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Brian,

Just to add to Judy’s excellent answer, please take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson explaining this little rule which makes pronunciation easier.

This also applies to ‘ton’ and ‘son’ -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/use-mon-not-ma-with-feminine-nouns-starting-with-a-vowel-or-mute-h-possessive-adjectives

Hope this helps!

Judy C.B2Kwiziq community member

I think you always use mon before a vowel 

Mon/Ma

The first answer is “C'est mon époque”, but why use mon (instead of ma) when époque is female? Compare this with one of the other answers “C’est ma période...”.

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