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Special occasions: 'notre' and 'nos'

I can say more about how we celebrate special occasions using 'notre, nos' to mean 'our'.

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Special occasions: 'notre' and 'nos'

I can say more about how we celebrate special occasions using 'notre, nos' to mean 'our'.

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Key learning points

  1. To express the date in French we add 'le' before the number and then add the month.
  2. To ask someone when their birthday is you say 'C'est quand ton anniversaire ?'.
  3. To say 'our' in French, we use the possessive adjectives 'notre' or 'nos'.
  4. The words for 'our' only agree with the number of the noun, it is 'notre' for masculine and feminine singular nouns.

Keywords

  • Possessive adjective - a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging

  • Notre, nos - possessive adjectives for 'our'

Common misconception

I use 'notre' to mean 'our' in French just with masculine nouns.

The possessive adjective 'notre' is used before masculine and feminine singular nouns to mean 'our' in French. We use 'nos' when the 'possessed' noun is plural.


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This lesson has several references to important cultural events such as 'la Fête Nationale', 'la Chandeleur' and 'la Fête de la Francophonie'. You may wish to explore these special occasions in more depth.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Solve the equations.
Correct Answer:deux x quatre =,huit

huit

Correct Answer:vingt - trois - sept =,dix

dix

Correct Answer:(cinq x deux) + deux =,douze

douze

Correct Answer:dix + huit =,dix-huit

dix-huit

Correct Answer:trente - trois =,vingt-sept

vingt-sept

Correct Answer:vingt-cinq + six =,trente-et-un

trente-et-un

Q2.
To ask information questions, the question word comes __________ 'est-ce que'.
Correct answer: before
after
Q3.
Put the last six months of the year in French in order.
1 - juillet
2 - aout
3 - septembre
4 - octobre
5 - novembre
6 - décembre
Q4.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:le onze avril,11th April

11th April

Correct Answer:le premier juillet,1st July

1st July

Correct Answer:le vingt-et-un septembre,21st September

21st September

Correct Answer:le trente octobre,30th October

30th October

Correct Answer:le dix-huit novembre,18th November

18th November

Correct Answer:le seize décembre,16th December

16th December

Q5.
Which sentences refer to 'you' in general?
Vous allez au parc.
Tu fais tes devoirs.
Correct answer: Normalement, on mange à dix heures.
Vous allez à l'école demain.
Correct answer: On fait les devoirs le samedi matin.
Q6.
What is the correct word for 'her' for these nouns?: 'voiture', 'copine', 'chambre'
Correct Answer: sa

6 Questions

Q1.
Which nouns are feminine?
Correct answer: famille
parent
animal
enfant
Correct answer: voiture
Q2.
Put the dates in order from earliest to the latest in the year.
1 - le dix-sept mars
2 - le trois avril
3 - le vingt-neuf juillet
4 - le seize septembre
5 - le dix-huit septembre
6 - le vingt-neuf novembre
7 - le trente novembre
Q3.
Match the dates.
Correct Answer:01/12,le premier décembre

le premier décembre

Correct Answer:06/02,le six février

le six février

Correct Answer:17/09,le dix-sept septembre

le dix-sept septembre

Correct Answer:21/06,le vingt-et-un juin

le vingt-et-un juin

Correct Answer:03/08,le trois aout

le trois aout

Correct Answer:30/04,le trente avril

le trente avril

Q4.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:anniversaire (m),birthday

birthday

Correct Answer:église (f),church

church

Correct Answer:pont (m),bridge

bridge

Correct Answer:bâtiment (m),building

building

Correct Answer:jardin (m),garden

garden

Correct Answer:cœur (m),heart

heart

Q5.
Match the correct possessive adjectives to each noun.
Correct Answer:son,anniversaire (his)

anniversaire (his)

Correct Answer:notre,bâtiment (our)

bâtiment (our)

Correct Answer:sa,maison (her)

maison (her)

Correct Answer:enfants,enfants (our)

enfants (our)

Correct Answer:ses,vêtements (his)

vêtements (his)

Q6.
Write in French: 'Our dog and our children'.
Correct Answer: Notre chien et nos enfants.

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