In this grammar lesson, you will learn how to express possession with être à.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- what stress pronouns are
- how to express possession with être à
- how être à is used in sentences
- how you can quiz yourself on how to express possession with être à
- how to practice with flashcards on how to express possession with être à
- how and why you should use the courses of Language Atlas to learn French
Please refer to the French A1 Curriculum to get a better overview of French grammar, if you are curious about this fits in French A1.
By the end of the lesson, you will know all about how to express possession with être à!
Table of Contents
Subject Pronouns versus Stress Pronouns
| Subject Pronouns | Stress Pronouns |
| je I | moi me |
| tu you | toi you |
| il he | lui him |
| elle she | elle her |
| nous we | nous us |
| vous you | vous you |
| ils they | eux them |
| elles they [all female] | elles they [all female] |
Before we go into discussing how to express possession with être à, please look at the table.
When you want to express possession, you need to use stress pronouns in French.
You are probably used to using subject pronouns, so it is useful to go over the table with stress pronouns.
How to Express Possession with Être à
You can express possession in French in the following way:
- être à + [moi/toi/lui/elle/nous/vous/eux/elles]
C‘est à moi.
It’s mine.
C’est à toi ?
Is it yours?
La bouteille est à lui.
The bottle is his.
Le téléphone est à elle.
The phone is hers.
C’est à nous d’écrire notre histoire.
It’s up to us to write our story.
La victoire est à vous.
The victory is yours.
Le chien est à eux.
The dog is theirs.
Les clés sont à elles.
The keys are theirs.
Examples Sentences on How to Express Possession with Être à
The final section of this lesson on how to express possession with être à is about seeing the idiom in action.
This is valuable because you can improve your understanding on how to express possession with être à through examples.
C‘est à moi.
It’s mine.
Tout est à moi.
It’s all mine.
Ce cheval est à moi.
This horse is mine.
C’est à toi ?
Is it yours?
La bouteille est à lui.
The bottle is his.
Le téléphone est à elle.
The phone is hers.
C’est à nous d’écrire notre histoire.
It’s up to us to write our story.
La victoire est à vous.
The victory is yours.
Le chien est à eux.
The dog is theirs.
Les clés sont à elles.
The keys are theirs.
Quiz Yourself on How to Express Possession with Être à
At the end of every lesson you can do a small quiz.
You will see the sentences of the previous chapter.
You will either need to fill in the blanks, choose the correct multiple choice option, or both.
Once you are done the correct answer will be shown.
You can redo the quiz as many times as you want.
How to Practice With Flashcards for This Lesson
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