« my » en sept langues
Sensmy
Espagnol
/mi/
héréditaire
Plural mis; the same for both genders. After the noun: mío, mía (un amigo mío).
Français
/mɔ̃/
héréditaire
fém.: ma
Plural mes. Mon also before a feminine noun starting with a vowel: mon amie.
Italien
/ˈmio/
héréditaire
fém.: mia
Usually with the article (la mia casa), but not with a singular family member: mia sorella.
Portugais
/mew/
héréditaire
fém.: minha
The article is optional in Brazil: (a) minha irmã.
Roumain
/mew/
héréditaire
fém.: mea
After the noun, which takes the article: sora mea.
Catalan
/mew/
héréditaire
fém.: meva
Always with the article: la meva germana.
Anglais
/maɪ/
parenté indo-européenne · PIE *me- (first person)
L’ancêtre latin
MEUM‘my, mine’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
The possessive agrees with the thing owned, not the owner: a man says ma sœur and mia sorella. Spanish wore MEUM down to mi before the noun; Italian keeps the full mio and, like Catalan, adds the article.
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esMi hermana vive en París.
- frMa sœur habite à Paris.
- itMia sorella abita a Parigi.
- ptMinha irmã mora em Paris.
- roSora mea locuiește la Paris.
- caLa meva germana viu a París.
- enMy sister lives in Paris.