{"id":11069,"date":"2018-01-17T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=11069"},"modified":"2018-01-08T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T22:41:03","slug":"possessive-adjectives-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/possessive-adjectives-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Possessive Adjectives in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing that can trip up beginner learners of Spanish is possessive adjectives. You have to think about whether the noun you’re referring to is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. There’s also the same word for your, his, her, its, and their! We’re here to help you sort through it all with an easy lesson about possessive adjectives in Spanish.<\/p>\n

Possessive Adjectives in Spanish<\/h2>\n

mi\/mis
\ntu\/tus
\nsu\/sus
\nsu\/sus
\nsu\/sus
\nnuestro\/nuestra, nuestros\/nuestras
\nsu\/sus
\nsu\/sus<\/div>
my
\nyour (familiar)
\nhis
\nher
\nyour (formal)
\nour
\nyour (plural)
\ntheir <\/div>
<\/div><\/p>\n

*Those learning Spanish for travel to Spain will also want to learn vuestro<\/em>\/vuestra<\/em>, vuestros<\/em>\/vuestras<\/em> meaning “your.”<\/p>\n

\"Possessive<\/a>

Ella es mi esposa.<\/p><\/div>\n

While that may look intimidating, it’s quite simple when you get the hang of it:<\/p>\n

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  • mi, tu, su, nuestro, nuestra are used when talking about singular nouns<\/li>\n
  • mis, tus, sus, nuestros, nuestras are used when talking about plural nouns<\/li>\n
  • nuestro\/nuestros are used for masculine nouns, while nuestra\/nuestras are feminine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Get some practice by following along with this short video:<\/p>\n