In the first sentence it is votre frere andthe answer is vôtre frere???
Look at these sentences:
J'aime bien ta voiture, elle est mieux que la leur.
I like your car, it's better than theirs.
Es-tu propriétaire de ta maison? Nous allons acheter la nôtre.
Do you own your house? We're going to buy ours.
Ces lunettes de soleil ne sont pas les leurs.
Those sunglasses are not theirs.
The expressions for 'ours', 'yours' and 'theirs' in French agree in gender and number with the noun they imply or replace:
ours | yours (pl) | theirs | |
masc.sing. | le nôtre | le vôtre | le leur |
fem.sing. | la nôtre | la vôtre | la leur |
masc.pl. | les nôtres | les vôtres | les leurs |
fem.pl. | les nôtres | les vôtres | les leurs |
See also Le mien, le tien, le sien, etc = Mine, yours, his/hers/its (possessive pronouns)
and Expressing possession with être à
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Es-tu propriétaire de ta maison? Nous allons acheter la nôtre.
Do you own your house? We're going to buy ours.
J'aime bien ta voiture, elle est mieux que la leur.
I like your car, it's better than theirs.

À qui sont ces stylos? - Ce sont les vôtres.
Whose are these pens? - They're yours.
Ces lunettes de soleil ne sont pas les leurs.
Those sunglasses are not theirs.
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Hi Maiju,
I am not sure what first sentence you are referring to but -
'votre' is 'your' and doesn't have a circumflex accent on it and it will be followed by a noun -
C'est votre frère? = Is he your brother?
But Le/la vôtre is yours and does have the accent.
Ce livre, c'est le vôtre? = Is this book yours?
Hope this helps!
votre without ô like vôtre; any reason for that?
In the first sentence it is votre frere andthe answer is vôtre frere???
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Nos vs. Les nôtres & Vos vs. Les vôtres
Hi, the A & B of each pair seems to fulfil the same purpose. What are the rules on when to use each type?
Cettes chaussures sont nos chausseures, elles sont les nôtres. -- These shoes are our shoes, the are ours.
Nos/vos are possessive pronouns, les nôtres/les vôtres is used as a noun.

Nos vs. Les nôtres & Vos vs. Les vôtres
Hi, the A & B of each pair seems to fulfil the same purpose. What are the rules on when to use each type?
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Is the following grammatical?
In order to say, "i prefer our houses to theirs" is it acceptable to say, "Je préfère nos maisons à les leurs ." ?
As an aside, I found it so easy to add accents in this new format. It is a super improvement indeed!
non, malheureusement, j'ai bien peur que tu doives dire" aux leurs", puisque "a les" n'existe pas en francais et est toujours emplace par "aux"
Is the following grammatical?
In order to say, "i prefer our houses to theirs" is it acceptable to say, "Je préfère nos maisons à les leurs ." ?
As an aside, I found it so easy to add accents in this new format. It is a super improvement indeed!
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replacement of nouns gender and numbrer issue
The "les notres" replaces the plural noun "plantes" which is feminine; so why is the " les notres masculine? What am I missing here? Would appreciate imput.
Best wishes
Kevin
There is no difference between masculine and feminine plurals, so "les nôtres" is also the feminine.
replacement of nouns gender and numbrer issue
The "les notres" replaces the plural noun "plantes" which is feminine; so why is the " les notres masculine? What am I missing here? Would appreciate imput.
Best wishes
Kevin
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I like my car. I like theirs too.



I like my car. I like theirs too.
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Les nôtres or les nos

Les nôtres or les nos
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