Spanish Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Flashcards covering the vocabulary and grammatical rules for Spanish stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns as presented in Lesson 11.

Stressed possessive adjectives

Long forms of possessive adjectives used for emphasis or to express meanings like 'of mine', 'of yours', or 'of his'.

Grammatical Agreement

Stressed possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

Placement of Stressed Possessive Adjectives

Unlike unstressed adjectives, these are placed after the nouns they modify.

Preceding elements for Stressed Adjectives

Nouns modified by stressed possessive adjectives are usually preceded by a definite article, an indefinite article, or a demonstrative adjective.

Suyo / Suya / Suyos / Suyas ambiguity resolution

To clarify who 'suyo' refers to, use the construction: $[article] + [noun] + de + [subject\,pronoun\,or\,noun]$.

Rule for the verb 'ser'

The definite articles 'el' and 'la' are usually omitted when a stressed possessive adjective follows this verb.

Possessive pronouns

Words used to replace the construction $[noun] + [possessive\,adjective]$, formed by the same forms as stressed possessive adjectives preceded by a definite article.

Mío / mía (míos / mías)

Stressed possessive adjectives meaning 'my' or 'of mine'.

Tuyo / tuya (tuyos / tuyas)

Stressed possessive adjectives meaning 'your' or 'of yours' (familiar singular).

Nuestro / nuestra (nuestros / nuestras)

Stressed possessive adjectives meaning 'our' or 'of ours'.

Vuestro / vuestra (vuestros / vuestras)

Stressed possessive adjectives meaning 'your' or 'of yours' (familiar plural used in Spain).

Suyo / suya (suyos / suyas)

Stressed possessive adjectives meaning 'your (formal)', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'your (plural)', or 'their'.