mon

Meaning

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

Concepts

my

mine

I

me

ticker

watch

⌚

Synonyms

ma

mes

mien

ton

à moi

son

🔉

montre

⌚

je

Translations

mi

mein

mijn

mio

mío

el meu

meus

meu

mon

m’n

benim

meine

minha

lo mieu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: mon

Inherited from Old French: 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 (“my”).

Sentences

Vous voulez mon avis ?

Do you want my opinion?

Il est venu pour rencontrer mon père .

He came to meet my father.

Vous me cherchiez ? Mon Dieu , oui .

Were you looking for me? My God, yes.

Afin de voir mon désir se réaliser , je vais essayer de vous convaincre .

In order to see my desire come true, I will try to convince you.

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.