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Possessive adjectives

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DIALOGUE EXAMPLES: The wider world

  • Possessive adjectives show ownership or relationship, just like in English (e.g.my, your, his, her, our, etc.).
  • In Spanish, they must agree with the noun in number (and sometimes gender).
    • Mi / Mis (my):
      • Mi casa es grande. (My house is big.)
      • Mis amigos son simpáticos. (My friends are nice.)
    • Tu / Tus (your – informal singular):
      • Tu perro es bonito. (Your dog is cute.)
      • Tus libros están aquí. (Your books are here.)
    • Su / Sus (his, her, its, their, your – formal):
      • Su coche es nuevo. (His/her/their/your (formal) car is new.)
      • Sus ideas son buenas. (His/her/their/your (formal) ideas are good.)
      • In this case, there is only an agreement for the number; it is genderless.
      • Sus is used for plural and su is used for singular.
    • Nuestro / Nuestra / Nuestros / Nuestras (our):
      • Nuestro profesor es inteligente. (Our teacher is smart.) Here, nuestro is masculine and singular and agrees with the equally masculine and singular profesor.
      • Nuestras mochilas están aquí. (Our backpacks are here.) Here, nuestras is feminine and plural and agrees with the feminine and plural mochilas.
    • Vuestro / Vuestra / Vuestros / Vuestras (your – plural informal):
      • Again in these two examples, there is format agreement, just like the examples given for nuestro.
      • Vuestra casa es bonita. (Your [plural informal] house is pretty.) Here the format is: feminine singular
      • Vuestros hijos son altos. (Your kids are tall.) Here the format is: masculine plural

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