100 Days of French:
100 Days of French (7 out of 100):
Possession:
I / Me = Je / Moi
You’re holding my pen = Tu tiens mon stylo.
That pen’s mine = Ce stylo est à moi.
It’s mine = C’est le mien (m.) / la mienne (f.)
You = Tu / Vous (Tu is used when talking to someone you’re friends with or someone who’s your age or younger. Vous is used when talking to someone older or a group of people. In the first case, it’s considered as a sign of respect.)
You forgot your charger at home = Tu as oublié ton chargeur à la maison.
The charger’s yours = Le chargeur est à toi.
It’s yours = C’est le tien (m.) / la tienne (f.)
Sir, is the car outside yours? = Monsieur, est-ce-que la voiture qui est dehors est à vous?
The car is yours = C’est à vous.
It’s yours = C’est le votre (m.) / la votre (f.)
He / She / It = Il / Elle (It doesn’t necessarily exist in French. In English, it is used for animals and objects while in French, il or elle are used, depending on the gender of the word or the object.)
He’s walking his dog = Il promène son chien.
The dog is his = Le chien est à lui.
It’s his = C’est le sien (m.) / la sienne (f.)
She loves her cat = Elle aime son chat.
The cat is hers = Le chat est à elle.
It’s hers = C’est le sien (m.) / la sienne (f.)
We = Nous
We sold our car = Nous avons vendu notre voiture.
The car is ours = La voiture est à nous.
It’s ours = C’est le notre (m.) / la notre (f.)
They = Ils or Elles (Elles and Ils are used when talking about two (2) people or more. Elles is used when talking about a group of girls, whereas Ils is used when talking about a group of boys. However, Ils can also be used when referring to a group of girls when there is at least one guy involved.)
They rented their car out = Ils ont loué leur voiture.
The car is theirs = La voiture est à eux.
It’s theirs = C’est le leur (m.) / la leur (f.)