LOS ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

The possessive adjective expresses ownership of the person or object that it precedes. In Spanish we have forms for one owner or many owners and these forma agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) with the noun that they accompany. Below is a table of the possessive adjectives:

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS – UN POSEEDOR (one owner)

SINGULAR

PLURAL

MI (libro, casa)

MIS (libros, casas)

TU (libro, casa)

TUS (libros, casas)

SU (libro, casa)

SUS (libros, casas)

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS – VARIOS POSEEDORES (many owners)

SINGULAR

PLURAL

NUESTRO/A (libro, casa)

NUESTROS/AS (libros, casas)

VUESTRO/A (libro, casa)

VUESTROS/AS (libros, casas)

SU (libro, casa)

SUS (libros, casas)

 

 

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