my

my [maɪ]

possessive adjective

mon, ma mes

• my book mon livre

• my table ma table

• my friend mon ami(e)

• my clothes mes vêtements

• MY book mon livre à moi

• I've broken my leg je me suis cassé la jambe

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Note: 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

[maɪ] 1.

determiner

1) gen mon/ma/mes

2) (used emphatically)

my house — ma maison à moi

2.

exclamation

my my! — ça alors!

English-French dictionary. 2013.