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5.4 Possessive pronouns

The possessive pronouns indicate whose an object is.

English possessive pronouns

This is my car. These are your problems. You have changed our house.

In English the possessive pronoun is independent of the gender and the number of possessed object. This is different in French. The gender and number of the possessed object determines the possessive pronoun, however, it is unchanged by the type of object (indirect - dative; direct - accusative):

Overview
my
Nominative	My uncle is before the door.
	Mon oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see my uncle.
	Je vois mon oncle.
Dative	I give money to my uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à mon oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of my uncle.
	Ce sont les chaussures de mon oncle.
	Plural
Nominative	My uncles are before the door.
	Mes oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see my uncles.
	Je vois mes oncles.
Dative	I give money to my uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à mes oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of my uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de mes oncles.
Nominative	Your uncle is before the door.
	Ton oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see your uncle.
	Je vois ton oncle.
Dative	I give money to your uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à ton oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of your uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de ton oncle.
	Plural
Nominative	Youre uncle are before the door.
	Tes oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see your uncles.
	Je vois tes oncles.
Dative	I give money to your uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à tes oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of your uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de tes oncles.
Nominative	His uncle is before the door.
	Son oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see his uncle.
	Je vois son oncle.
Dative	I give money to his uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à son oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of his uncle.
	Ce sont les chaussures de son oncle.
	Plural
Nominative	His uncles are before the door.
	Ses oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see his uncles.
	Je vois ses oncles.
Dative	I give money to his uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à ses oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of his uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de ses oncles.
her
Nominative	Her uncle is before the door.
	Son oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see her uncle.
	Je vois son oncle.
Dative	I give money to her uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à son oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of her uncle.
	Ce sont les chaussures de son oncle.
	Plural
Nominative	Her uncles are before the door.
	Ses oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see her uncles.
	Je vois ses oncles.
Dative	I give money to her uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à ses oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of her uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de ses oncles.
our
Nominative	Our uncle is before the door.
	Notre oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see our uncle.
	Je vois notre oncle.
Dative	I give money to our uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à notre oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of our uncle.
	Ce sont les chaussures de notre oncle.
	Plural
Nominative	Our uncles are before the door.
	Nos oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see our uncles.
	Je vois nos oncles.
Dative	I give money to our uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à nos oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of our uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de nos oncles.
your
Nominative	Your uncle is before the door.
	Votre oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see your uncle.
	Je vois votre oncle.
Dative	I give money to your uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à votre oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of your uncle.
	Ce sont les chaussures de votre oncle.
	Plural
Nominative	Your uncles are before the door.
	Vos oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see your uncles.
	Je vois vos oncles.
Dative	I give money to your uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à vos oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of your uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de vos oncles.
their
Nominative	Their uncle is before the door.
	Leur oncle est devant la porte.
Accusative	I see their uncle.
	Je vois leur oncle.
Dative	I give money to their uncle.
	Je donne de l' argent à leur oncle.
Genitive	These are the shoes of their uncle.
	Ce sont les chaussures de leur oncle.
Plural
Nominative	Their uncles are before the door.
	Leurs oncles sont devant la porte.
Accusative	I see their uncles.
	Je vois leurs oncles.
Dative	I give money to their uncles.
	Je donne de l' argent à leurs oncles.
Genitive	These are the shoes of their uncles.
	Ce sont les chaussures de leurs oncles.

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