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Lesson 21 - Possessive Adjectives

 

 

                                                              Terminal Forms

 

Singular

Plural

Singular

Plural

my

mi

mis

mío (a)

míos (as)

your

tu

tus

tuyo (a)

tuyos (as)

your/his/her/its

su

sus

suyo (a)

suyos (as)

our

nuestro (a)

nuestros (as)

nuestro (a)

nuestros (as)

your

vuestro (a)

vuestros (as)

vuestro (a)

vuestros (as)

your/their

su

sus

suyo (a)

suyos (as)

 

Because su and sus can have so many meanings, the definite article may be used with the definite article may be used instead of su with the following forms: de Ud., de él, de ella, de Uds., de ellos and de ellas.

 

los libros de ellos their books

 

The terminal forms are placed after the noun, and must be preceded by the definite article, except in direct address. When used with the indefinite article, it corresponds to the English "of mine, of yours," etc.

 

el libro mío                     my book

 

Qué haces, hijo mío?     What are you doing, my son?

 

un amigo mío                     a friend of mine

 

 

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