Repaso A

You use possessive adjectives to tell what belongs to someone or to show relationships.

In English, the possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.

mi(s) mi(s) mymy nuestro(s) nuestro(s) our our (masc)(masc)

nuestra(s) nuestra(s) our our (fem) (fem)

tu(s) tu(s) your your (informal)(informal)

vuestro(s) vuestro(s) vuestra(s) vuestra(s) your your (plural informal used (plural informal used in Spain)in Spain)

su(s)su(s) his, her, its, his, her, its, your (formal your (formal singular)singular)

su(s)su(s) their, their, your(plural)your(plural)

1. Like other adjectives, possessive adjectives agree with the nouns they modify (nouns that follow them) in number.

1. Only mi, tu, and su have 2 forms.

2. Only nuestro and vuestro have different masculine and feminine endings:

If a noun is singular, the poss. adj. is singular.

If a noun is plural, the poss. adj. is plural. Mi cámara mis

cámaras

Nuestro abuelo nuestros abuelos

Nuestra hijanuestras hijas

3. Su and Sus can have many different meanings: his, her, its, your, or their. To be more specific you can use de + nouns or pronouns.

Sus flores = las flores de ella

Sus regalos = los regalos de Javier y Carlos

Summarize: What word tells you which possessive adjective to use? What word does your possessive adjective have to agree with? How do you make your possessive adjective agree?