Pos. Adj. in Spanish

Possessive Adjectives in Spanish

1. Agreement

• Possessive adjectives must agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify.

2. Forms

a. Singular

• mi (my)

• tu (your, fam.)

• su (his, her, its, your, form.)

• nuestro / nuestra (our)

• vuestro / vuestra (your, fam., pl.)

b. Plural

• sus (his, her, its, your, form., their, your, form., pl.)

3. Placement

• Possessive adjectives always precede the noun they modify.

Examples

a. Singular

• Es mi libro. (My book)

• __________ (Your fam.) novio es italiano.

• __________ (Our) profesor es español.

• Es __________ (her) reloj.

• Es __________ (your, form.) maleta.

• __________ (Their) casa es amarilla.

b. Plural

• Sus primos son franceses. (Her cousins are French)

• Son __________ (our) cuadernos.

• __________ (Their) nietos son japoneses.

• Son __________ (our) plumas.

• __________ (My) amigas son inglesas.

• Son __________ (his) cuadernos.

4. Clarification

• SU and SUS have multiple meanings; use the structure: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun] for clarity.

5. Practice

Write in Spanish:

• sus parientes (his relatives) => los parientes de él

• sus parientes (their relatives) => __________________________________

• sus parientes (your relatives, formal) => _____________________________