Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives in English my your his her our their

¿Qué sabemos de los adjetivos?

Modified according to …

Unlike most other adjectives, possessive adjectives are always placed before the noun that they describe.

- Number (sg, pl)

- Gender (f, m)

If the owner is: Use this adjective:

Yo Mi

Tú Tu

El Su

Ella Su

Usted Su

Nosotros

Vosotros

Nuestro

Vuestro

Ellos Su

Ellas Su

Ustedes Su

Plural forms of possessive adjectives (number agreement)

Mi Mis

Tu Tus

Su Sus

Nuestro

Vuestro

Nuestros

Vuestros

Notice that these follow the standard Spanish rule for making things plural.

Gender agreement

Only nuestro and vuestro change to agree in gender with the noun that they modify. The feminine forms are:

Nuestra (s)

Vuestra (s)

his shirt

This determines which of the

following to use:

mi

tu

su

Nuestro

Vuestro

Is this masculine or feminine?

(Remember that this only matters if you

are using nuestro or vuestro.)

Is the word singular or plural? This

determines whether to add an –s to the

possessive adjective.

There is no ’s in Spanish.

His shirt

Su camisa

La camisa de él

Our class

Nuestra clase

Her pencil

Su lápiz

El lápiz de ella

Their bookSu libro

El libro de ellos

El libro de ellas

Your (singular, informal) shoes

Tus zapatos

Juan’s backpack

Su mochila

La mochila de Juan

Your (singular, formal) house

Su casa

La casa de usted