Possessive Adjectives

Spanish Words

Usage

• Agree innumber(singular/plural) with the thing owned.
• Nuevoandnuevaagree ingender(masculine/feminine) as well.
• Genderis only fornosotrosandvosotrosforms (nuestro, vuestra...).
• Always place before the noun:mi casa,tu libro.
• Clarifysu(his, her, etc.) with de + pronoun:su libro→su libro de él.

Examples

Summary

• Use mi, tu, su for singular (mi casa, tu libro, su coche).
• Use mis, tus, sus for plural (mis casas, tus libros, sus coches).
• Use nuestro/a, vuestros/as with correct gender and number (nuestro amigo, nuestra amiga, vuestros libros).
• Place possessive adjectives before the noun.
• Clarify ambiguoussuwithde + él/ella/usted/etc.if needed.