Les pronoms possessifs : mine, yours, his, hers...

Les pronoms possessifs remplacent "adjectif possessif + nom" et s'utilisent SEULS.

Les formes

• my → mine
• your → yours
• his → his (même forme)
• her → hers
• our → ours
• their → theirs

Note : pas de pronom possessif pour "it".

Différence clé

• Adjectif + nom : "This is my book."
• Pronom seul : "This book is mine."

Exemples

• "Is this phone yours?" (= your phone)
• "Her car is red. Mine is blue." (= my car)
• "Their house is big, but ours is bigger." (= our house)

Structure "a friend of mine"

• "A friend of mine" = un de mes amis
• "A colleague of his" = un de ses collègues

Questions courantes

• "Whose is this?" - "It's mine."
• "Is this yours or hers?" - "It's hers."