Possessive adjectives
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POSESION
This may not be the kind of “possession” you think!!!!
POSESION
It is time to learn to talk about what belongs to people. In Spanish we use the adjetivos posesivos (possessive adjectives) to express ownership or what belongs to someone.
The word adjetivos is KEY here. Remember that in Spanish the adjectives agree in number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine) with the noun they modify (describe).
There are five possessive adjectives.
mitusu
nuestrovuestro
Three possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su) have
only two forms, singular and plural.
mimis
tutus
susus
Possessive adjectives agree with the nouns they modify. That is, they agree with the thing possessed, not the one
who possesses
mi hermanomy brother
mis hermanosmy brothers
tu hermanayour sister
tus hermanasyour sisters
Mi, tu and su do not have masculine and feminine forms. They stay the same, regardless
of the gender of the nouns they modify. mi libro
mi pluma
tus hermanostus hermanas
su amigosus amigas
Mi means "my" ; tu means "your."
Mi casa es tu casa. My house is your house.
Su, like tu, can mean "your." The difference between your
(tu) and your (su) is how formal the speaker wishes to be.
• Mi casa es tu casa.(speaking to someone you would address as "tú")
• Mi casa es su casa.(speaking to someone you would address as "usted")
Su has four meanings: his, her, their and your (formal).
Jorge busca a su hermano.Jorge is looking for his sister.
Pilar busca a su hermana.Pilar is looking for her sister.
Ellos buscan a su hermana.They are looking for their sister.
Su madre busca a su hermana.Your mother is looking for your sister.
Two possessive adjectives (nuestro and
vuestro) have four forms.
nuestronuestranuestrosnuestras
vuestrovuestravuestrosvuestras
Nuestro means "our."
nuestro hermanoour brother
nuestra hermanaour sister
nuestros hermanosour brothers
nuestras hermanasour sisters
Vuestro means "your" (familiar, plural). Like vosotros, vuestro is
used in Spain.
vuestro libroyour book
vuestra plumayour pen
vuestros librosyour books
vuestras plumasyour pens
los adjetivos posesivos
mi(s)my
tu(s)your (fam. sing.)
su(s)his, her, your (formal), their
nuestro(-a, -os, -as)our
vuestro(-a, -os, -as)your (fam. pl.)