Learn French: Mes frères et tes sœurs sont dans le salon. - My brothers and your sisters are in the living room.

Mes frères et tes sœurs sont dans le salon.

My brothers and your sisters are in the living room.

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Why do we use mes and tes instead of mon or ma?

Because the nouns they describe (frères and sœurs) are plural. In French, you must use the plural possessive words mes (my) and tes (your) whenever you are talking about more than one thing or person, even if there is only one owner.

Do mes and tes change depending on whether the siblings are male or female?

No! This makes plural possessives easier than singular ones. While you have to choose between masculine (mon, ton) and feminine (ma, ta) for singular nouns, the plural forms mes and tes are used for both masculine and feminine plural nouns.

Why do we use sont here?

Sont means 'are' and is the 'they' form of the verb être (to be). Even though we don't see the word 'they' (ils or elles) in the sentence, the subject 'My brothers and your sisters' is a group of multiple people, so we must use the plural verb form sont.

How do you pronounce the 's' at the end of frères and sœurs?