Passive voice (and how to avoid it

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.