Sixth Form: Spanish

11. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS Possessive adjectives and pronouns are used to show ownership. They are the equivalents to “my” or “mine”.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Possessive adjectives precede a noun, and they must agree in with that noun. All of them have plural forms, and two of them also have feminine forms: mi(s) – my tu(s) – your (singular) su(s) – his, her nuestro/a(s) – our vuestro/a(s) – your (plural) su(s) – their Ejemplos: mi amigo – my friend mis amigas – my (female) friends tu amigo – your friend sus amigas – his/her friedns nuestros amigos – our friends vuestras amigas – your (female) friends sus amigos – their friends POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Possessive pronouns do not accompany a noun, they replace it: mi libro – my book (adjective) el mío – mine (pronoun) The possessive pronouns in Spanish are: mío – mine tuyo – yours suyo – his / hers nuestro – ours vuestro – yours suyo – theirs Each of these has a masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural and feminine plural form, as they have to agree in gender and number with the noun they replace: mío, mía, míos, mías Additionally, possessive pronouns are often preceded by the definite article: el mío, la mía, los míos, las mías.

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