Look at these examples:
Ils aiment leurs parents.
They love their parents.
Nous promenons notre chien.
We walk our dog.
Vous faites vos devoirs.
You do your homework.
Pouvez-vous apporter vos chaussures, s'il-vous-plaît?
Can you bring your shoes please?
Notice that to express our, your and their, you use the possessive adjectives notre/nos, votre/vos, leur/leurs, as following:
| Singular | Plural | |
| our | notre |
nos |
| your (vous) | votre |
vos |
| their | leur |
leurs |
Note the similarity of the forms.
IMPORTANT: The first letter is determined by the owner (n =our; v =your, l =their) etc. but the rest of the adjective is related to the number of the thing that is possessed.
More Possessive Adjectives
Mon, ma, mes; ton, ta, tes; son, sa, ses = my; your; his / her (possessive adjectives)
and also the more advanced
Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (possessive adjectives)
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
Vous faites vos devoirs.
You do your homework.
Vive le vent, vive le vent,
Vive le vent d'hiver,
Qui rapporte aux vieux enfants,
Leurs souvenirs d'hier, oh !
Long live the wind, long live the wind,
Long live the winter wind,
Which brings to old kids,
Their memories of yesterday, oh!
Nous avons nos passeports.
We have our passports.
Ils aiment leurs parents.
They love their parents.
Vous avez passé votre examen.
You took your exam.
Nous promenons notre chien.
We walk our dog.
Pouvez-vous apporter vos chaussures, s'il-vous-plaît?
Can you bring your shoes please?
Q&A
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
14/09/16
Yes, there is one liaison between "ils" and "aiment", as such: [illzM] :)
I hope that's helpful!
Susan
Kwiziq community member
14/09/16
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
15/09/16
Please let me know whenever you encounter an audio file which seems to miss liaisons etc, as we're aiming to make them as accurate as possible :)
Susan
Kwiziq community member
15/09/16
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
25/07/16
Annie
Kwiziq community member
29 April 2017
2 replies
Definite articles for parts of the body
Having read the lesson about using the definite article when referring to parts of the body, why does the idiom for "taking to one's heels" translate as "nous avons pris nos jambes à notre cou"? as in the practice lesson "la main dans le sac" posted on Facebook recently.
Gruff
Kwiziq language super star
29 April 2017
29/04/17
Hope that helps!
Annie
Kwiziq community member
29 April 2017
29/04/17