5.1.4 Possessed object / Genitivee |
Example | |||||||||||||||
C' | est | le | jouet | du | garçon. | De qui | est | le | jouet? | du | garçon | ||||
It | is | the | toy | of the | boy | Whose | is | the | toy? | of the | boy | ||||
C' | est | l' | opinion | des | gens. | De qui | est | cette | opinion? | des | gens | ||||
It | is | the | opinion | of the | people. | Whose | is | this | opinion? | of the | people | ||||
C' | est | le | père | de l' | enfant. | De qui | est-il | le | père? | de l' | enfant | ||||
This | is | the | father | of the | child. | Whose | is | the | father? | of the | child | ||||
Ce | sont | les | voitures | des | femmes. | De qui | sont | ces | voitures? | des | femmes | ||||
These | are | the | cars | of the | women. | Whose | are | these | cars? | of the | women |
C' | est | la | voiture | de | la | femme. | De qui | est | la | voiture? | de | la | femme | |
It | is | the | car | of | the | woman. | Whose | is | the | car? | of | the | woman |
NOTE | |||||||
de la => for female nouns, not starting with a vowel or a mute h | |||||||
Le | chapeau | de | la | femme | est | rouge. | |
Der | Hut | --- | der | Frau | ist | rot. | |
du => for male nouns, not starting with a vowel or a mute h (du = de + le) | |||||||
Le | chapeau | du | garçon | est | jaune. | ||
Der | Hut | des | Jungen | ist | gelb. | ||
de l' => for male and female nouns, when starting with a vowel or mute h | |||||||
C' | est | le | jouet | de l' | enfant. | ||
Das | ist | das | Spielzeug | des | Jungen. | ||
des => for plural nouns, male and female (des = de + les) | |||||||
Ce | sont | les | jouets | des | enfants. | ||
Das | sind | die | Spielzeuge | der | Kinder. |
contact privacy statement imprint |