Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns Let´s look at the possessive adjectives first. There are two sets. The first set goes before the noun. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives (before the noun) mi / mis my tu / tus your su / sus his, her, your nuestro, -a our nuestros, -as vuestro, -a your vuestros, -as su / sus their your Possessive Adjectives (before the noun)
Possessive Adjectives (before the noun) mi suéter mis suéteres tu suéter tus suéteres su suéter sus suéteres nuestro suéter nuestros suéteres nuestra sudadera nuestras sudaderas su suéter sus suéteres Possessive Adjectives (before the noun)
Possessive Adjectives (after the noun) mío,mía my míos, mías tuyo, tuya your tuyos, tuyas suyo, suya his,her suyos, suyas your nuestro, -a our nuestros, -as vuestro, -a your vuestros, -as suyo, suya their suyos, suyas your Possessive Adjectives (after the noun)
Possessive Adjectives (after the noun) el suéter mío, los suéteres míos (my sweater, my sweaters) la sudadera mía, las sudaderas mías (my sweatshirt, my sweatshirts) el suéter suyo, los suéteres suyos (his, her sweater / his, her sweaters) la sudadera suya, las sudaderas suyas (his, her sweatshirt / his, her sweatshirts) Possessive Adjectives (after the noun)
To form the possessive pronouns, use the long form of possessive adjectives proceded by the definite article. Both the article and the possessive must agree in number and gender with the noun they replace. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns El suéter mío (my sweater - poss. adj.) El mío (mine – poss. pron.) La sudadera nuestra (our sweatshirt) La nuestra (ours – pron.) El libro suyo (his book – poss. Adj.) El suyo (his – pron.) Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns Mis padres son muy serios. ¿Y los tuyos? Los míos son bastante divertidos. Tu familia es muy pequeña. La mía es bastante grande. Possessive Pronouns
We often omit the article between the verb ser and the possessive pronoun. Esas maletas son nuestras. Mi hermano siempre dice que toda la culpa es mía. Possessive Pronouns