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Chapter 5
5.1.4 Possessed object / Genitivee
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5.1.4 Possessed object / Genitivee
The Genitivee in French is formed the same way it is usually formed in English as well.
Example
C'
est
la
voiture
de
la
femme.
De qui
est
la
voiture?
de
la
femme
It
is
the
car
of
the
woman.
Whose
is
the
car?
of
the
woman
C'
est
le
jouet
du
garçon.
De qui
est
le
jouet?
du
garçon
It
is
the
toy
of the
boy
Whose
is
the
toy?
of the
boy
C'
est
l'
opinion
des
gens.
De qui
est
cette
opinion?
des
gens
It
is
the
opinion
of the
people.
Whose
is
this
opinion?
of the
people
C'
est
le
père
de l'
enfant.
De qui
est-il
le
père?
de l'
enfant
This
is
the
father
of the
child.
Whose
is
the
father?
of the
child
Ce
sont
les
voitures
des
femmes.
De qui
sont
ces
voitures?
des
femmes
These
are
the
cars
of the
women.
Whose
are
these
cars?
of the
women
NOTE
de la
=> for female nouns, not starting with a vowel or a mute h
Le
chapeau
de
la
femme
est
rouge.
Der
Hut
---
der
Frau
ist
rot.
du
=> for male nouns, not starting with a vowel or a mute h (
du = de + le
)
Le
chapeau
du
garçon
est
jaune.
Der
Hut
des
Jungen
ist
gelb.
de l'
=> for male and female nouns, when starting with a vowel or mute h
C'
est
le
jouet
de l'
enfant.
Das
ist
das
Spielzeug
des
Jungen.
des
=> for plural nouns, male and female (
des = de + les
)
Ce
sont
les
jouets
des
enfants.
Das
sind
die
Spielzeuge
der
Kinder.
There is no version of the Genitivee
s
in French as it is in
my father's car
.
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