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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
Audio and video
- Possessive adjectives adapt in gender and number to the noun.
- They are placed before the noun, like "mi casa".
- The possessive adjectives for the third person singular and plural are the same.
Sujeto | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Yo | mi (my) | mis (my) |
Tú | tu (your) | tus (your) |
Él/Ella/Usted | su (his/her/its/their) | sus (their) |
Nosotros/Nosotras | nuestro (our)/ nuestra (our) | nuestros (our)/ nuestras (ours) |
Vosotros/Vosotras | vuestro (your)/ vuestra (your (plural)) | vuestros (your (plural/informal))/ vuestras (your) |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | su (his/her/its/their) | sus (their) |
Exercise 1: Los adjetivos posesivos
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
tu, Nuestros, Mis, Mi, Nuestras, tus, vuestro, Vuestra
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