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possessive determiner
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
1. (grammar)
a. le déterminant possessif (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The English word "my" is a possessive determiner in this sentence.Dans cette phrase, le mot anglais « my » est un déterminant possessif.
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