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Theory
possessive pronouns are used on their own, they do not complete a noun but replace it, are often present in a previous sentence or in another part of the same sentence, and agree in gender and number with the noun they replace
possessive pronouns | ||||
singular | plural | |||
mine | le mien | la mienne | les miens | les miennes |
yours | le tien | la tienne | les tiens | les tiennes |
his/hers | le sien | la sienne | les siens | les siennes |
ours | le nôtre | la nôtre | les nôtres | les nôtres |
yours | le vôtre | la vôtre | les vôtres | les vôtres |
theirs | le leur | la leur | les leurs | les leurs |
article contraction
the rules for contracting the definite articles “le la les” still apply
For example :
I’m thinking about mine
➔ Je pense à le mien // Je pense au mien
I’m talking about yours
➔ Je parle de le tien // Je parle du tien
Exercises
Results
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#1. this robot canary is yours, isn't it ?
#2. i feel like eating theirs
#3. ours ! it's ours, man, so let's celebrate with bubble tea
#4. see this electric spade ? it's hers
#5. but, those flying shoes, aren't they his ?
#6. we're not coloring my robots this time, we're coloring yours
#7. you guys ! this collection of nanopilgrims, is it yours ?
Results
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#1. this robot canary is yours, isn't it ?
#2. i feel like eating theirs
#3. ours ! it's ours, man, so let's celebrate with bubble tea
#4. see this electric spade ? it's hers
#5. but, those flying shoes, aren't they his ?
#6. we're not coloring my robots this time, we're coloring yours
#7. you guys ! this collection of nanopilgrims, is it yours ?
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