Possessive adjectives
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Spanish possessive adjectives--unlike their English counterparts--have both singular and plural forms. Like other Spanish adjectives, they must agree in gender and number with the thing possessed, not with the possessor.
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Singular
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Plural
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English
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mi
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mis
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my
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tu
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tus
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your
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su
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sus
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your (form.), his, her, its
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nuestro(as)
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nuestros(as)
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our
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vuestro(as)
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vuestros(as)
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your (pl., inf.)
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su
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sus
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your (form.), their
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EXAMPLES: |
Yo tengo tus libros hoy. Ella necesita mi pluma.
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Attention: Possessive adjectives always come before the nouns their modify. This is true regardless of gender and number of the noun. |
Mi amigo se llama Gerardo. My friend is named Gerardo.
Nuestros perros son grandes. Our dogs are large.
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Attention: Nuestro and vuestro are the only possessive adjectives that change with the gender of the noun. The others take the same endings for both genders. |
Nuestra casa es bonita. Our house is beautiful.
Vuestros perros son grandes. Your dogs are huge.
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Attention: Su and sus have several possible meanings. Therefore, the form de él (or de ella, de ellos, etc.) are often substituted to avoid confusion. |
Sus libros Los libros de ella.
Su casa La casa de ellos.
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