Spanish possessive adjective
See also: Adjetivo and Adjective types
Possessive adjectives indicate ownership or possession. The English possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, your and their.
Spanish has many more possessive adjectives because they have to agree in number and sometimes gender with their nouns.
For example
Él es mi hermano.He is my brother.
Rubén tiene su libro.Rubén has his book.
Yo no tengo vuestras camisas.I don't have your shirts.
Marcos es amigo mío.Marcos is my friend/a friend of mine.
He visto el coche tuyo aparcado en la esquina.I saw your car parked in the corner. [you = tú]
There are short form possessive adjectives:
|
|
Possesive Adjectives Just one possession |
Possesive Adjectives More than one possession |
|
my |
mi |
mis |
|
your |
tu |
tus |
|
his/her/it/your (formal)/their |
su |
sus |
|
our |
nuestro (masc) / nuestra (fem) |
nuestros (masc) / nuestras (fem) |
|
your (plural) |
vuestro (masc) / vuestra (fem) |
vuestros (masc) / vuestras (fem) |
And long form possessive adjectives:
| English | Masc sing | Masc pl | Fem sing | Fem pl |
| my/of mine | mío | míos | mía | mías |
| your/of yours | tuyo | tuyos | tuya | tuyas |
|
his/of his, her/of hers, its/ of its, your/of yours (formal), their/of theirs |
suyo | suyos | suya | suyas |
| our/of ours | nuestro | nuestros | nuestra | nuestras |
| your (plural)/ of yours | vuestro | vuestros | vuestra | vuestras |
