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Possessive adjectives

Adjectives that indicate possession in Spanish, agreeing with the gender and number of the noun.

Gramática: Los adjetivos posesivos

A1 Spanish Possessive adjectives

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 5: Familia (Family)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. Possessive adjectives adapt in gender and number to the noun.
  2. They are placed before the noun, like "mi casa".
  3. The possessive adjectives for the third person singular and plural are the same.
SujetoSingular Plural 
Yomi (my)mis (my)
tu (your)tus (your)
Él/Ella/Ustedsu (his/her/its/their)sus (their)
Nosotros/Nosotrasnuestro (our)/ nuestra (our)nuestros (our)/ nuestras (ours)
Vosotros/Vosotrasvuestro (your)/ vuestra (your (plural))vuestros (your (plural/informal))/ vuestras (your)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedessu (his/her/its/their)sus (their)

Exercise 1: Los adjetivos posesivos

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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tu, Nuestros, Mis, Mi, Nuestras, tus, vuestro, Vuestra

1.
¿Cómo se llaman ... hermanos?
(What are your brothers called?)
2.
¿Cuántos años tiene ... abuela?
(How old is your grandmother?)
3.
¿Dónde vive ... primo?
(Where does your cousin live?)
4.
... familia es muy grande.
(Your family is very big.)
5.
... tías es muy graciosas.
(Our aunts are very funny.)
6.
... padres tienen un perro.
(My parents have a dog.)
7.
... tíos viven en Madrid.
(Our uncles/aunts live in Madrid.)
8.
... padre vive en Valencia.
(My father lives in Valencia.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Mis


My

2

Su


Her

3

vuestro


your

4

tus


your