/mɔ̃/

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Translation

my (masculine singular possessive)

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Word origin

Masculine singular possessive determiner, from Latin meum, accusative of meus ('my, mine').

Origin
Latin
Root
meus

Grammar

Femininema
Masc pluralmes

Examples

.

My brother has lived in England for ten years.

.

My book is on the table.

, !

My God, you frightened me!

.

I left my phone at home.

.

My view on this book changed a lot after a second reading.

est le déterminant possessif masculin singulier de la première personne (mon livre, mon appartement). Sa particularité est qu'il s'emploie aussi devant un nom féminin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet : mon amie, mon erreur, mon histoire - et non ma amie qui créeraient un hiatus. Cela explique que mon ne signale pas automatiquement que le nom qui suit est masculin.

Les francophones utilisent parfois mon comme marque d'affection ou de respect devant certains titres militaires ou religieux (mon général, mon père), même lorsque la personne est féminine dans d'autres contextes. C'est une convention protocolaire figée, pas un accord grammatical.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 5: mon, non, avec and 11 more words.