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)a Gramtica
)i Possessive adjectives and pronouns
The possessive forms mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro are adjectives and must agree with their
subject, e.g.;
Por qu no os compris esa bici plegable que podris guardar en vuestra mochila?
Why dont you buy yourselves that folding bike which you will be able to put in your rucksack?
You may also need to use the possessive pronouns such as el mo (mine), e.g.:
Carmen tiene un horno solar, pero cocina ms lentamente que el mo.
Carmen has a solar-powered oven, but it cooks more slowly than mine.
Possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, their. In Spanish, like all adjectives, they
must agree with the noun they describe. They may therefore have two or four different forms
according to the number and gender of the thing they are describing.

masculine
my
your

(t)

his, her, its

your

(usted)

our
your

(vosotros)

their
your

(ustedes)

feminine

singular

plural

singular

plural

mi

mi

mis

mis

tu

tu

tus

tus

su

su

sus

sus

su

su

sus

sus

nuestro

nuestros

nuestra

nuestras

vuestro

vuestros

vuestra

vuestras

su

su

sus

sus

su

su

sus

sus

You will notice that Spanish has four different ways of saying you, so there are several
alternatives for the English word your. Notice also that su and sus in Spanish can mean his,
her, its, your or their.
NB T has an accent when it means you, but not when it means your.

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Possesive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs. They are used, like other pronouns,
to stand in for a noun that is not there.
e.g. Ese no es tu libro, es mo.
That is not your book, its mine.
In the above sentence, your is a possessive adjective, mine is a possessive pronoun.

masculine
singular

plural

singular

plural

mo

ma

mos

mas

tuyo

tuya

tuyos

tuyas

suyo

suya

suyos

suyas

suyo

suya

suyos

suyas

nuestro

nuestra

nuestros

nuestras

(vosotros) vuestro

vuestra

vuestros

vuestras

suyo

suya

suyos

suyas

suyo

suya

suyos

suyas

my
your

(t)

his, her, its

your

(usted)

our
your
their
your

feminine

(ustedes)

The above forms are used when they follow the verb ser. Otherwise they are preceded by the
appropriate definite article el, la, los, las, e.g.
Carmen tiene un horno solar, pero cocina ms lentamente que el mo.
Carmen has a solar-powered oven, but it cooks more slowly than mine.

1 Write the correct form of the possessive adjective indicated, for each adjective, e.g. mi casa.
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(My) casa, caballo, profesores, amigas, zapatos

(Your) (t) ciudad, libro, padres, bolgrafo, paraguas
(His) bicicleta, cabeza, hermanos, barrio, llaves
(Her) coche, ojos, opinin, to, mapa
(Your) (usted) perro, cumpleaos, mano, camisa, empleo
(Our) madre, vino, jardn, primos, regin
(Your) (vosotros) abuelos, pueblo, dinero, actitud, comportamiento
(Their) nacionalidad, gato, apellidos, ideas, profesin
(Your) (ustedes) pas, hijos, acento, cigarillos, equipo

2 Translate the following sentences into English.

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No me gusta su (de ellos) casa, prefiero la nuestra.

No tienes que venir en tu coche, ir a tu casa e iremos en el mo.
Nuestro jardn no es tan bonito como el suyo (de usted).
Mara ha roto su bolgrafo, le puedes prestar el tuyo?
Ojal que mi perro fuera tan obediente como el tuyo!

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3 Translate the following sentences into Spanish.

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She offered me her hat, but I prefer my own.

Our sunflowers are taller than yours (vosotros).
I have found this wallet. Is it yours (t)?
I have lost my umbrella. Can you lend me yours (t)?
Have you seen their car? Its much bigger than ours.

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