/ta/
Translation
your (feminine singular, informal)
Word origin
Feminine of ton, from Latin tua, the feminine of tuus ('your'), the possessive of tu ('you').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tua
Examples
soeur .
Your sister rang while you were out.
J' , .
I really like your new dress, it suits you very well.
.
You left your suitcase in the boot of the car.
' surpris, ' .
Your answer really surprised me, I was expecting something else.
?
How is your mother doing these days?
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 soeur (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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Grammar articles
(5)The French Conditional Perfect: j'aurais fait, elle serait venue
French Possessive Pronouns: le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur
French Possessives: mon, ma, mes and the mon-Before-Vowel Trap
French Question Words: qui, que, quand, où, comment, pourquoi and the Three Ways to Ask
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
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