 | Nicolas Hamel - French language - 1825 - 364 pages
...nevertheless use the pronouns mon, ton, son, mase. before a noun feminine which begins with a vowel or an A mute, in order to avoid the hiatus which would result from the meeting of two vowels. Examples : Mon âme, f. ton ambition, f. son humeur, f. (Not ?«« âme, ta ambition, sa... | |
 | John Perrin - French language - 1832 - 352 pages
...before the nouns to which they arc joined ; as, it is my .snuff-box ; c'est ma tabatière. In this case, mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel or A mute, for the sweetness of sound : as, my sword ; mon épée : thy... | |
 | J. V. Douville - French language - 1835 - 652 pages
...following noun. Mon, ton, son, are used in French instead of ma, ta, sa, before nouns feminine singular, beginning with a vowel or h mute, in order to avoid the harsh sound which would otherwise result from the meeting of two vowels : as, — MON oreille, my ear,... | |
 | Nicolas Hamel - 1844 - 480 pages
...ends with a vowel, and the pronoun begins with another, we put between them a (-t-) with two hyphens, in order to avoid the hiatus which would result from the meeting of two vowels. Examples : Does he speak ? Will he come ? Does she sing well ? Purfe-t-il ? riendra-t-il... | |
 | Désiré Pontet - 1847 - 634 pages
...singular, end in e or a, it is usual to place between the verb and the pronouns, il, elle, and on, -t- in order to avoid the hiatus which would result from the meeting of the two vowels. Examples : Does he speak to him ? Lui Tparle-t-il ? Did she give him ? Lui dorma-t-elle ? Will they... | |
 | Nicolas Hamel - 1851 - 478 pages
...nevertheless use the pronouns mon, ton, son, masc., before a noun feminine which begins with a vowel or an h mute, in order to avoid the hiatus which would result from the meeting of two vowels. Examples:— Mon Aine, f., ton ambition, f., son humeur, f. Not ma ame, ta ambition, sa... | |
 | Saint Ange Siméon - 1853 - 484 pages
...the 2d state; and a, to or at, for the 3d. 60. There is no elision in the possessive pronouns, but mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa; before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel, we say, fem, mon dme, not ma dme, nor m'dme, my soul. fem, son avarice,... | |
 | Henri van Laun - French language - 1863 - 164 pages
...she loves her husband. § 65. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before a noun feminine beginning with a vowel or h mute, in order to avoid the hiatus caused by the meeting of two vowels, as : mon âme, my soul ; ton humeur, thy temper. DEMONSTRATIVE... | |
 | Emil Otto - French language - 1864 - 404 pages
...substantive, and agree with it in gender and number : — Mon frère et ma sœur, my brother and sister. 3. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before...Mon amie, my (female) friend; son âme, his soul. 4. Son, sa, ses, each mean his, her, and its ; they agree in gender with the following noun, as : —... | |
 | Emil Otto - French language - 1864 - 408 pages
...eubstantive, and agree with it in gender and number : — Mon frère et ma sœur, my brother and sister. 3. Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before...mute, in order to avoid the hiatus which would result from'the meeting of the two vowels. Ex. : — Mon amie, my (female) frieud ; son âme, his soul. 4.... | |
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Mon, ton, son, are used instead of ma, ta, sa, before feminine words beginning with a vowel or h mute, in order to avoid the hiatus which would result from the meeting of the two vowels. 
