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Possessive adjectives: first and second person plural and formal

Structure:

notre/nos (our) / votre/vos (your formal/plural) / leur/leurs (their)

Notre/votre have one form for singular (no gender distinction). Leur becomes leurs only before a plural noun.

Example:

notre maison, nos enfants. votre nom, vos bagages. leur chien, leurs livres. **Translation:** our house, our children. your name, your luggage. their dog, their books.

Examples

notre maison, nos enfants.

our house, our children.

votre nom, vos bagages.

your name, your luggage.

leur chien, leurs livres.

their dog, their books.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "notre maison, nos enfants."

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