How to say 'your', 'his', 'her', 'our' and 'their'

• The words for 'your' in French change like the words for 'my'.



• To say 'your' you use ton with masculine words and ta with feminine words.

  ton frère

  your brother

  ta sœur

  your sister



• If a word starts with a vowel or the letter 'h', you use ton even if the word is feminine.

  ton ami

  your (male) friend

  ton amie

  your (female) friend



• With plurals, tes is used in all cases.

  tes frères		your brothers		tes amis		your (male) friends
  tes sœurs		your sisters		tes amies		your (female) friends




• To say 'his' or 'her', you use son, sa, or ses. They follow the same rules as mon, ma, mes.

  son frère		his brother		sa sœur		her sister
  ses frères		his brothers		ses sœurs		her sisters




• When using the vous form of address, the word for 'your' is always votre, whether the word it goes with is masculine or feminine.

  votre frère

  your brother

  votre amie

  your (female) friend




• You use vos with all plurals.

  vos frères

  your brothers

  vos amies

  your (female) friends




• The word for 'our...' follows the same pattern. It's always notre, whether the word it goes with is masculine or feminine, and nos with a plural.

  notre frère notre amie nos frères nos amies

  our brother our (female) friend our brothers our (female) friends



• To say 'their' you use leur or leurs. They follow the same pattern as votre and vos.

  leur frère leur amie leurs frères leurs amies

  their brother their (female) friend their brothers their (female) friends