Why use notre and not nos

Andrew S.A2Kwiziq community member

Why use notre and not nos

I can't see how to decide which to use when used in this context

This question relates to:French lesson "Using notre/nos versus son/sa/ses with "on" depending on its meaning (French Possessive Adjectives)"

Asked 7 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Andrew !

Unfortunately here I cannot see the example you're referring to, but here's the rule for using "notre" vs "nos" :
- if the noun following is plural, "our dogS", then you use "nos" -> "nos chiens"
- if the noun following is singular, "our cat", then you use "notre" -> "notre chat"

Here's a link to the related lesson:
Notre/nos/votre/vos/leur/leurs = our/your/their (French Possessive Adjectives)

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

Like27 years ago

Robert B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'notre' and 'nos' are adjectives and refer to the object and not the noun.

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