POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
IN ENGLISH
my our

Your your (plural)

his, her their

ENGLISH EXAMPLES OF
POSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

 my dog
 your house
Her uncle
 our Spanish class
Their friend
 Here are the possessive
adjectives in Spanish!
Possessive adjectives show ownership or
relationships between people.
They are placed before the noun.
SPANISH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
mi casa, mi hermano (my)
Mis casas, mis hermanos

tu familia, tu hermano (your) (tú- you)

Tus hermanas, tus hermanos

su hermano, su hermana
sus hermanos, sus hermanas
(his, her, your- usted)
PLURAL
Nuestro hermano, Nuestra hermana (our)
Nuestros hermanos nuestras hermanas

Vuestro hermano Vuestra hermana (yours’)

Vuestros hermanos vuestras hermanas

su hermano, su hermana
sus hermanos sus hermanas (their, your)
IN ENGLISH, THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES HIS,
HER, AND THEIR TELL WHETHER SOMETHING
BELONGS TO A MALE, A FEMALE, OR MORE THAN
ONE PERSON.

In Spanish, the possessive adjective su has many

possible meanings (his, her, your, their). Context
usually makes the meaning clear.
 Mi casa mis casas
Tu casa Tus casas
Su casa sus casas
nuestra casa nuestras casas
Vuestra casa vuestras casas
Su casa sus casas.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Some examples:
mi hermano mis hermanos
tu abuela tus abuelas
su hijo sus hijos
nuestro tío nuestros tíos
nuestra tía nuestras tías
AGREEMENT WITH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
• The possessive adjective must be singular if the
noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.
• While possessive adjectives refer to the owner,
their form agrees in gender and number with the
noun that comes after them.
MORE EXAMPLES OF POSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

• Mi prima es alta.
• Todas mis primas son altas.