Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Possessive adjectives show ownership; they have to agree in gender and number with the noun they modify Mi/mis = my Tu / tus = your Su / sus = his / her / your (formal) Nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras = our Su / sus = their
Mi carro = my car Tus gatos = your cats Su libro = his book or her book or your (formal) book Nuestras profesoras = our teachers Sus vasos = their drinking glasses
Possessive pronouns are similar to possessive adjectives, but they are normally used with the definite article (“the”) mine el mío / la mía los míos / las mías yours (familiar) el tuyo / la tuya los tuyos / las tuyas yours (formal), his, hers el suyo / la suya los suyos / las suyas ours el nuestro / la nuestra los nuestros / las nuestras xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx yours (formal), theirs el suyo / la suya los suyos / las suyas
Mi libro es grande. El tuyo es pequeño. Tu carro es verde. El mío es rojo.
Try on your own! 1.Your dog 2.My cat 3.Her bookbag 4.Their piñata 5.Our car 6.Your cats 7.Our dogs 8.My books 9.His pens 10.Our family 11. My dog is white; yours is black. 12. Her car is fast; mine isn’t fast. 13. Your homework is difficult; his isn’t difficult.