Possessive adjectives in Spanish
Look at this table to learn about Adjetivo posesivo in Spanish
| English | Masc sing | Masc pl | Fem sing | Fem pl |
| my | mi | mis | mi | mis |
| your | tu | tus | tu | tus |
| your (formal) | su | sus | su | sus |
| his | su | sus | su | sus |
| her | su | sus | su | sus |
| its | su | sus | su | sus |
| our | nuestro | nuestros | nuestra | nuestras |
| your plural (vosotros) | vuestro | vuestros | vuestra | vuestras |
| your plural (ustedes) | su | sus | su | sus |
| their | su | sus | su | sus |
Read and listen to these examples:
In Spanish, su and sus can refer to six different owners:
- he
- she
- it
- you [usted]
- you [ustedes]
- they
You need to work out the owner by the context.
Possesive adjectives also have a long form that is the same as the Pronombre posesivo. It is more expressive. You use it, for example, when talking of a special friend or relative.
Unlike the regular possessive adjective forms mi, tu, su, and their plurals, the long form follows the noun. See also Spanish long-form possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their)
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Possessive adjectives in Spanish: my, your, his, her, its, our and their (Adjetivos posesivos)
