I think they're possessive adjectives, but I'm not sure if they count as our, your (group/formal), and their. For example, would "Nos cousins ne sont pas tres sportifs" be correct, or would it be, "Nos cousins ne sommes pas tres sportifs."
2007-10-04 11:57:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Bravo!
Nos cousins ne sont pas is correct.
Indicative Present of être:
Je suis
Tu es
Il/Elle est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils/Elles sont
English
Masculine Feminine Before vowel Plural
my mon ma mon mes
your (sing., fam.) ton ta ton tes
his, her, its son sa son ses
our notre notre notre nos
your (plur., form) votre votre votre vos
their leur leur leur leurs
2007-10-04 12:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nos = our
Vos = your
Leur = their
The correct sentence would be : Nos cousins ne sont pas très sportifs.
2007-10-04 19:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by crehan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are right that they count as our, your and their. Be careful though. Other answerers did not mention that these possessive adjectives are ONLY for plural. Nos cousins (Our cousinS) as opposed to Notre cousin (Our cousin).
2007-10-04 19:22:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The possessives do not change the subject of the sentence - they merely identify the subject - in your example cousins, which is third person plural.
2007-10-04 19:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋