 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1820 - 482 pages
...\ leur, m./. \ leurs, mf \ their NB These possessive pronouns in French always agree in gender su d number with the object possessed, and not With the possessor, as in English, for which reason they must be repeated before every noun. EXAMPLES. Mon pf-re, ma mère, et mes frères... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1828 - 466 pages
...your ( 3d leur, mf leurs, m. /. their NB These possessive pronouns in French always agree in gender and number with the object possessed, and not with the possessor as in English, for which reason they must be repeated before every noun. EXAMPLES. Mon pere, ma mere, et mes My father,... | |
 | Joseph F. A. Boeuf - 1829 - 274 pages
...demonstrative adjectives. 01' THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. These adjectives in French agree in gender and number with the object possessed, and not with the possessor, as in English ; and as the gender and number of the adjective change, according to those of the substantive, the... | |
 | Joseph F. A. Bœuf - 1832 - 404 pages
...notre nos our votre vos your leur leurs theirRULE 1. These adjectives in French, agree in genderand and number with the object possessed, and not with the possessor, as in English ; as, My father, mon pere ; his wife, safemme. OBSERVATION. Although possessive adjectives must agree in... | |
 | Jean Pons victor Lecoutz de Levizac (d.1) - 1834 - 494 pages
...your. £3d leur, mf leurs, m._/; ' 222. NB These possessive pronouns in French always agree in gender and number with the object possessed, and not with the possessor as in Euglish, for which reason they must be repeated before every noun. EXAMPLES. Mon pere, ma mere, et... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1837 - 98 pages
...understood, are called disjunctive possessive pronouns. Possessive pronouns in French, agree in gender and number with the object possessed, and not with the possessor, as in English. Singular. Plural. Mas. Fem. Mas. and Fern. mon ton son ma ta sa mes tes my. thy. his, her, its ses... | |
 | Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - 1840 - 328 pages
...agree in French with the noun following, and never with the preceding one ; that is to say, they agree with the object possessed, and not with the possessor, as in English. 3. For the sake of euphony, mon, ton, ton, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a feminine noun beginning... | |
 | E F C. Ritter - 1844 - 236 pages
...theirs. J'ai vu SON frère, / have seen her brother. J'ai vu SA sœur, / have seen his sister. 87. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun feminine, beginning with a vowel or h mute ; as, Mon arme (/.), my weapon. Son ombre (/.), his shadow.... | |
 | Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - 1845 - 336 pages
...agree with the object possessed, and not with the possessor, as in English. 3. For the sake of euphony, mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or h mute. EXERCISE XXVII. ATy father, mother, and brothers are... | |
 | F L. Murgeaud - 1847 - 244 pages
...less powerful than la vôtre, yours. * See NB page 51. t Possessive pronouns always agree in French with the object possessed, and not with the possessor as in English. OF POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. ILLUSTRATION. Leurs vaisseaux sont moins nombreux que les vôtres, 13. Tel... | |
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Leur, leur, leurs, their. and number with the object possessed, and not with the possessor as in English ; as, Son âge, his, her, or its age. 
