 | E F C. Ritter - 1844 - 236 pages
...theirs. J'ai vu SON frère, / have seen her brother. J'ai vu SA sœur, / have seen his sister. 87. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun feminine, beginning with a vowel or h mute ; as, Mon arme (/.), my weapon. Son ombre (/.), his... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1844 - 476 pages
...his or her sister. Sa femme, his wife. 101 . To avoid the hiatus caused by the meeting of two vowels, mon, ton, son are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun (or an adjective) feminine beginning with a vowel or an h mute ; as, Mon âme, my soul. Ton épouse,... | |
 | Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - 1845 - 336 pages
...agree with the object possessed, and not with the possessor, as in English. 3. For the sake of euphony, mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or h mute. EXERCISE XXVII. ATy father, mother, and brothers are in the... | |
 | Léon Contanseau - 1849 - 228 pages
...their. EXAMPLES ! Son mari, her husband. Sa femme, his wife. Son frère, Tier brother. Sa sœur, his sister. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun feminine beginning with a vowel or an h mute, to avoid the hiatus caused by the meeting of two... | |
 | André Sears - 1850 - 426 pages
...leur, de leur, à leur, leurs, de leurs, à leurs, thfir. of, or from their, to their, or at their. 23^ Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun feminine singular beginning with a vowel or an h mute, as, mon autorité, my authority ; ton humeur,... | |
 | Jules Caron - 1853 - 216 pages
...gender and number, and not, as in English, with the possessor. Singular. Plural. 1 12. REMARKS. — I. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, '• ta, sa, before a feminine noun beginning with- a vowel or h mute ; as, mon âme, my soul, for ma âme, which is less agreeable... | |
 | C. A. Maynard - 1853 - 88 pages
...these words are in French possessive pronouns. (See next chapter upon the pronoun.) Observe that moil) ton, son are used instead of ma» ta, sa> before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or silent A ; this for the sake of euphony, e, g. mon ame. Indefinite Adjectives.... | |
 | G Ch F. Werner - 1854 - 196 pages
...Pronoun WITH a Substantive. Adjectif possessif. Sing. Plur. my. thy. bis, hcrs, its. our. your. thelr. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun feminine beginning with a vowel or h mute ; as, mon amie, my ladyfriend; son amitié his or her... | |
 | L. Georg - 1855 - 272 pages
...Leur fils est dangereusement malade. Notre cousin et notre cousine sont encore très-petits. REMARK. Mon, ton, son are used instead of ma, ta, sa before a feminine noun beginning with a vowel or an h mute. An adjective agreeing with two substantives of different... | |
 | William Chapman (teacher of French.) - 1856 - 236 pages
...although not expressed in English. 3. To avoid the hiatus occasioned by the meeting of two vowels, mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a word beginning with a vowel or an h mute. NOTE. — As a term of politeness, the French use monsieur,... | |
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His (or her) brother and sister. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a feminine word that begins with a vowel or a silent h : Mon orange, son orange. 
