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Questions & Answers about Mis chaquetas son nuevas.
Why is it mis instead of mi?
In Spanish, possessive adjectives have to match how many things you are talking about. Because chaquetas is plural (more than one jacket), you must use the plural form mis instead of the singular mi. It does not matter that there is only one owner ('me'), only that there are multiple jackets. Do words like mis and tus change depending on gender?
No, the words for 'my' (mi/mis), 'your' (tu/tus), and 'his/her/their' (su/sus) only change to match singular or plural nouns. They do not have masculine or feminine forms. You would say mis chaquetas (feminine) and also mis zapatos (masculine). Only nuestro (our) changes for both gender and number. Why does the word for 'new' end in -as (nuevas)?
Adjectives in Spanish must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because chaquetas is a feminine and plural noun, the base adjective nuevo (new) changes to its feminine, plural form: nuevas. Why do we use son here instead of están?
Both words mean 'are', but we use son (from the verb ser) to talk about physical descriptions and characteristics. Being new or old is treated as a defining trait of the jacket, so we use son. We usually use están (from estar) for temporary states, like locations or emotions. Learn Mis chaquetas son nuevas and more in Spanish
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