my

my

❢ In French, determiners agree in gender and number with the noun that follows. So my is translated by mon + masculine singular noun (mon chien), ma + feminine singular noun (ma maison) BUT by mon + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (mon assiette) and by mes + plural noun (mes enfants). When my is stressed, à moi is added after the noun : my house = ma maison à moi.

For my used with parts of the body see the Usage Note ⇒ The human body.

A det

1 gen mon/ma/mes ;

2 (used emphatically) MY house ma maison à moi.

B excl my my! ça alors!

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.