mon

Signification (English)

1. my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender)
2. Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)

Synonyms

ma

mes

mien

ton

à moi

son

🔉

montre

⌚

je

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɔ̃/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from moyen français: mon

Inherited from ancien français: mun

Inherited from latin: meum

In summary

Inherited from Middle French mon, from Old French mun, mon, meon, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, accusative masculine and neuter singular of meus. Probably influenced by Gaulish mon.

Phrases

Vous me cherchiez ? Mon Dieu , oui .

Were you looking for me? My God, yes.

Je suis toujours conscient de mes possibilités dans mon travail .

I am always aware of my possibilities in my work.

Il était trop tard , mon père était devant nous .

It was too late, my father was in front of us.

Je passais mon temps à courir du commissariat de police à la préfecture .

I spent my time running from the police station to the prefecture.

J’aime cette canaille au fin fond de mon cœur .

I love this scoundrel in the depths of my heart.

Mon collègue , dit l'homme.

My colleague, said the man.

N’acceptez-vous que mon diamant ?

Do you only accept my diamond?

Mon ordinateur m'a coûté cher .

My computer cost me dearly.