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Demonstrative pronouns. How to say this, that, these, and those in French. Demonstrative pronouns agree with the nouns they are describing. Masculine Words. Feminine Words. Cette gomme Ces gommes. Ce crayon* Ces crayons
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Demonstrative pronouns How to say this, that, these, and those in French
Demonstrative pronouns agree with the nouns they are describing Masculine Words Feminine Words Cettegomme Cesgommes • Ce crayon* • Cescrayons • EXCEPTION – masculine singular words that start with a vowel or h • Cetordinateur • You may see ce crayon-ci (this pencil here) • And ce crayon-là(that pencil there)
Possessive Pronouns How to show ownership
My • Mon – for masculine singular • Mes for masculine plural words • Mon crayon • Mescrayons • Ma for feminine singular words* • EXCEPTION – feminine singular words that begin with a vowel or the letter h • Mes for feminine plural words Magomme, monamie Mesgommes, mesamies
Your (tu form) • Ton – for masculine singular • Tes for masculine plural words • Ton crayon • Tescrayons • Ta for feminine singular words* • EXCEPTION – feminine singular words that begin with a vowel or the letter h • Tes for feminine plural words Tagomme, Tonamie Tesgommes, Tesamies
His or Her • Son – for masculine singular • Ses for masculine plural words • Son crayon • Sescrayons • Sa for feminine singular words* • EXCEPTION – feminine singular words that begin with a vowel or the letter h • Ses for feminine plural words Sagomme, Sonamie Sesgommes, Sesamies
Our • Notre – for masculine singular • Nos for masculine plural words • Notre crayon • Noscrayons • Notre for feminine singular words • Nos for feminine plural words Notregomme Nosgommes
Your • Votre– for masculine singular • Vos for masculine plural words • Votre crayon • Voscrayons • Votre for feminine singular words • Vos for feminine plural words Votregomme Vosgommes
Their • Leur– for masculine singular • Leurs for masculine plural words • Leur crayon • Leurscrayons • Leur for feminine singular words • Leurs for feminine plural words Leurgomme Leursgommes
Shorthand chart • Je is subject • Tu is subject • Il is subject • Elle is subject • Nous or On is subject • Vous is subject • Ils/Elles is subject • Mon, ma, mes • Ton, ta, tes • Son, sa, ses • Son, sa, ses • Notre, notre, nos • Votre, votre, vos • Leur, leur, leurs