Possessive Adjectives / Pronouns

 

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My, your, his etc are possessive adjectives in English.  They are used with nouns and therefore need to agree.  In Spanish, they are as follows:

 

Singular possessive adjectives / pronouns:

 

My                                           mi                          mi               

Your (sing / inf)                        tu                          tu               

His / her / your (sing / for)       su                          su               

Our                                          nuestro                  nuestra                   

Your (pl / informal)                   vuestro                  vuestra

Their, your (pl / for)                 su                          su

 

 

Plural possessive adjectives / pronouns:

 

My                                           mis                        mis              

Your (sing / inf)                        tus                        tus              

His / her / your (sing / for)       sus                        sus              

Our                                          nuestros                 nuestras                  

Your (pl / informal)                   vuestros                 vuestras

Their, your (pl / for)                 sus                        sus

 

 

Por ejemplo:

 

No tengo mi cuaderno

¿Cómo es tu casa?

Vuestras tías son simpáticas

 

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