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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 embarque - my shipment
    tu beneficio - your benefit
    nuestro arreglo - our arrangement
    su sinceridad - his, her, or their sincerity
    sus fondos - their money

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

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possessive adjectives and pronouns

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

Exercises

General

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Medical

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Use of Possessive Adjectives

Example Sentences

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