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| 1. What are Possessive Adjectives? | |
| 2. Possessive Adjective Examples | |
| In English Possessive adjective is one of the words my, your, his, her, its, our, or their, used with a noun to show that one person or thing belongs to another. |
TIP: Possessive adjectives agree with what they describe NOT with the person who owns that thing. | |
| Pablo ha perdido su boligrafo | Pablo has lost his pen. |
| Pablo ha perdido sus boligrafos. | Pablo has lost his pens. |
| Note that possessive adjectives aren't normally used with parts of the body. You usually use the definite article instead. | |
| Tiene los ojos verdes. | He's got green eyes. |
| No puedo mover las piernas. | I can;t move my legs. |
TIP: As su and sus can means his, her, its, your or their, it can sometimes be a bit confusing. When you need to avoid confusion, you can say the Spanish equivalent of of him and so on. | ||
| Sa casa | la casa de el | His house (literally: the house of him) |
| sus amigos | los amigos de usted | Your Friends (literally: the friends of you) |
| sus coches | los coches de ellos | Their cars (literally: the cars of them) |
| su abrigo | el abrigo de ella | her coat (Literally: the coat of her) |
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| Singular masculine | Feminine | Plural masculine | Femine | Meaning |
| mi | mi | mis | mis | my |
| tu | tu | tus | tus | your (belonging to someone you address as tu) |
| su | su | sus | sus | his; her; its; your (belonging to someone you address as usted) |
| nuestro | nuestra | nuestros | nuestras | our |
| vuestro | vuestra | vuestros | vuestras | your (belonging to people you address as vosotros/vosotras) |
| su | su | sus | sus | their; your (belonging to people you address as ustedes) |
The Spanish possessive adjectives are:
Possessive adjectives come before the noun they refer to. They agree with what they describe, rather than with the person who owns that thing.
Possessive adjectives are not usually used with parts of the body. Use el/la/los or las as appropriate instead. To Avoid confusion, it is sometimes clearer to use el coche de el/ella/ellas/ellos/usted and so on rather than su coche. |
