Just like in English, French possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession. These pronouns have different forms.
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The expressions for 'mine', 'yours' and 'his/hers' in French agree in gender and number with the noun they imply or replace:
| mine | yours | his/hers | |
| masc.sing. | le mien | le tien | le sien |
| fem.sing. | la mienne | la tienne | la sienne |
| masc.pl. | les miens | les tiens | les siens |
| fem.pl. | les miennes | les tiennes | les siennes |
See also Le nôtre/le vôtre/le leur/etc = Ours/yours/theirs (French Possessive Pronouns)
and Expressing possession in French with "être à"
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