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why does in french the way to say my parent become mes parents?
Another e.g my grandparent become mes grands parents. Can anyone explain to me why be like that. What is the reason behind it?
Merci beaucoup😊
Jan 13, 2019 10:40 PM
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"Mes grands-parents" when you speak of your grandmother and grandfather. Otherwise you will say "Mon grand-père", "ma grand-mère".
The same for "mes parents" when you speak about both of them otherwise it's "mon père", "ma mère".
"Mes enfants" when you refer to all your children otherwise you'll say "mon fils", "ma fille" etc....
January 14, 2019
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Your French textbook will cover this in the chapter on possessive articles. Usually, this is covered early in a beginning French course.
- masculine and feminine nouns - le père/la mère
- definite articles - le garçon, les garçons, la fille, les filles
- possessive articles - mon garçon, mes garçons, ma fille, mes filles
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