Translation
your (feminine singular, informal)
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Word origin
Feminine of ton, from Latin tua, the feminine of tuus ('your'), the possessive of tu ('you').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tua
Examples
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I really like your new dress, it suits you very well.
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How is your mother doing these days?
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Your sister rang while you were out.
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You left your suitcase in the boot of the car.
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Your answer really surprised me, I was expecting something else.
is the feminine singular informal second-person possessive adjective in French, meaning "your" when the thing possessed is grammatically feminine and the speaker is on tu terms with the listener: ta sœur (your sister), ta voiture (your car). Use votre instead in formal contexts or when addressing more than one person, regardless of the noun's gender.
Like its siblings ma and sa, ta swaps to the masculine form ton before a vowel or mute h to avoid hiatus: ton amie (your friend, feminine), ton histoire (your story). This is a phonetic rule, not a gender override, and it trips up beginners who hear ton and assume a masculine noun. The plural tes covers both genders. See the French possessives guide for the full nine-form set.
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Stories
(12)Le rouge
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Chez la famille d'accueil
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Hier soir
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Une fausse nouvelle au lycée
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Le coffre du jardin
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Ce qu'il a dit
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Quand tu auras fini
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Une paire par maison
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 11: ta, oh, maintenant and 6 more words.