"ma" meaning in French

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Determiner

IPA: /ma/ Audio: Fr-ma.ogg
Etymology: From Old French ma, from Latin meam. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|ma}} Old French ma, {{inh|fr|la|meam}} Latin meam Head templates: {{head|fr|determiner forms|cat2=possessive determiners|g=f}} ma f
  1. feminine singular of mon Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: mon
    Sense id: en-ma-fr-det--28Od~76 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French possessive determiners, Pages with 115 entries, Pages with entries Related terms: mon1, mes, ton1, ta, tes, son1, sa, ses, notre, nos, votre2, vos2, leur, leurs
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "det",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My mother came to see me.",
          "text": "Ma mère est venue me voir.",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mon"
        }
      ],
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        {
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          "word": "ta"
        },
        {
          "word": "tes"
        },
        {
          "word": "son1"
        },
        {
          "word": "sa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ses"
        },
        {
          "word": "notre"
        },
        {
          "word": "nos"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "leurs"
        }
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French ma, from Latin meam.",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "det",
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      "word": "mon1"
    },
    {
      "word": "mes"
    },
    {
      "word": "ton1"
    },
    {
      "word": "ta"
    },
    {
      "word": "tes"
    },
    {
      "word": "son1"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ses"
    },
    {
      "word": "notre"
    },
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      "word": "nos"
    },
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      "word": "votre2"
    },
    {
      "word": "vos2"
    },
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      "word": "leur"
    },
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      "word": "leurs"
    }
  ],
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        "French non-lemma forms",
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        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Latin",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        {
          "english": "My mother came to see me.",
          "text": "Ma mère est venue me voir.",
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        }
      ],
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          "word": "mon"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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