Spanish Possessive Adjectives  


Possessive Adjectives

In English, the possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, our, and their. They indicate ownership. The Spanish possessive adjectives are listed in the table to the right.

A Possessive Adjective always accompanies a noun.

    mi blusita; mi faldita. - my little blouse; my little skirt
    nuestras flores - our flowers
    su pelota - his ball
    tu perro - your dog
    mis zapatos - my shoes
    nuestro carro - our car
    tus gatos - your cats
    sus libros - their books

The Spanish possessive adjective must agree with the number of items a person has.

    mi libro - my book
    mis libros - my books

The nosotros and vosotros forms change in gender as well;.

    nuestro libro - our book
    nuestra mesa - our desk

    vuestros refrescos - your soft drinks
    vuestras familias - your families

There are also the stressed possessive adjectives which go after the noun.
Examples:

los lapiceros míos - my pens
los boletos tuyos - your tickets
las almohadas nuestras - our pillows

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Possessive Adjectives
Singular Plural
mi mis my
tu tus your (inf)
su sus his/her, your (form)
nuestro nuestros our (m)
nuestra nuestras our (f)
vuestro vuestros your (m) (inf)
vuestra vuestras your (f) (inf)
su sus their, your (form)

m - masculine
f - feminine
inf - informal, familiar
form - formal

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