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38 Cards in this Set
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use 'de' to express possession
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-la maison de mon oncle
my uncle's house -les cahiers de Janine et d'Alice Janine's and Alice's notebooks |
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possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify
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MASC. Sing.
mon vélo ton vélo son vélo notre vélo votre vélo leur vélo FEM. Sing. ma cassette ta cassette sa cassette notre cassette votre cassette leur cassette Plural (both genders) mes tes ses nos vos leurs |
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to emphasize or clarify a possessor, use the preposition "à" plus a stressed pronoun
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-monique et philippe ont pris sa voiture
monique and philippe took his/her car -sa voiture à lui ou sa voiture à elle? His car or her car? |
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the word propre (own) may also be used to add emphasis
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-Je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux.
I saw it with my own eyes. |
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un autobus
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bus
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un bateau
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boat
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une bicyclette
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bicycle
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un camion
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truck
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une caravane
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trailer camper
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une mobylette
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moped
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une moto
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motorcycle
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une voiture de sport
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sports car
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une affiche
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poster
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un annuaire
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telephone book
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un calendrier
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calendar
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un dictionnaire scientifique
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science dictionary
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un feutre
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felt-tipped pen
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une imprimante
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printer
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du papier à les lettres
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stationary
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un répondeur
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answering machine
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masc. possessive pronouns
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le mien le tien le sien le nôtre le vôtre le leur PLURAL les miens les tiens les siens les nôtres les vôtres les leurs |
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fem. possessive pronouns
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SING
la mienne la tienne la sienne la nôtre la vôtre la leur PLURAL les miennes les tiennes les siennes les nôtres les vôtres les leurs |
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the form of the pronoun agrees with the noun it replaces
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-moi, j'ai ma calculatrice, mais Pierre n'a pas la sienne.
I have my calculator, but Pierre doesn't have his |
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The articles le and les of the possessive pronouns contract with à and de
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-Tu penses à mon problème?
Are you thinking about my problem? -Non. Je pense au mien. No. I'm thinking about mine. |
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demonstrative ADJECTIVES
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SING/FEM
cette table SING/MAS ce crayon cet homme PLURAL ces |
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this, these
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ci
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that, those
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là
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le clavier
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keyboard
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le disque dur
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hard drive
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la disquette
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diskette
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le lecteur de CD-ROM
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CD-ROM drive
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le logiciel
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software package
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la souris
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mouse
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l'unité de disque (f)
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disk drive
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demonstrative PRONOUNS
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SING/MAS
celui SING/FEM celle PLUR/MAS ceux PLUR/FEM celles |
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demonstrative pronoun + ci or là are also used to mean "the latter" and "the former" respectively. The pronouns agree with the nouns they refer to.
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-L'industrie et l'agriculture sont importantes en France. Celle-ci emploie moins d'ouvriers que celle-là.
Industry and agriculture are important in France. The latter employs fewer workers than the former. |
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demonstrative pronoun can also be follwed by qui or que to mean "the one(s)"; can also be followed by "de" to indicate possession
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-C'était celui qu'il cherchait.
That was the one he was looking for. -C'etait celui de mon frère. But it was my brother's. |
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the pronouns "ceci" (this) and "cela" (that) refer to situations rather than to specific nouns
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-et avec ceci?
Anything else? -cela suffit, merci. That's enough, thank you. |
