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Possessive Adjectives Possessive adjectives in English are words such as “my”, “your”, or “their”. In Spanish these words come before the noun too. You’ve seen “mi amigo” and “tus padres” before. These mean “my” and “your”, but why are they spelled this way? What are the other possessive adjectives? ??SU!? ??SU!? Plural Your?!? Plural Your?!? One Last Note Practice Things to Keep in Mind * ? 2008 BITTERHANK Learn them! Practice them! Master them! OWN THEM!!! Notes Examples Practice Things to Keep in Mind Home Possessive Adjectives my = mi / mis your = tu / tus his = su / sus her = su / sus its = su / sus our = nuestro, a / nuestros, as your (plural) = vuestro, a / vuestros, as your (plural) = su / sus their = su / sus Here are all the possessive adjectives. Why are there so many spellings? Why is the word “su” used so much? Home Agreement mi libro = my book singular mis libros = my books plural nuestro padre = our dad masculine singular nuestra madre = our mom feminine singular nuestros hermanos = our siblings masculine plural nuestras tías = our aunts feminine plural As with other adjectives, possessive adjectives have to agree. Only the adjectives that end with “o” (nuestro / vuestro) have to agree for gender. Home Agreement nuestro abuelo = our grandpa nuestra prima = our (girl) cousin nuestros abuelos = our grandparents nuestras hijas = our daughters Be careful with agreement! The adjective agrees with what is “owned” or “possessed” NOT with who owns it. Every example here means “our”, but the ending changes depending on what is owned. Some students think that “nuestras” is something only girls would say, but that’s not true. It just depends on what comes after “our”. Home This one little word causes so much confusion for Spanish students! Don’t worry, my older students occasionally make mistakes with this word. su / sus = his her your (Ud.) its your (Uds.) their Home This word agrees for what is owned, NOT who owns it, so the wo