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Lesson 29: Possessive determiners
In this lesson you will learn the Spanish possessive determiners, which are used to convey possession.
| Possessive determiners | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| First person | mi my |
nuestro our |
| Second person | tu, su your |
vuestro, su your |
| Third person | su his, her, its |
su their |
Spanish possessive determiners agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify. In other words, they change based on the whether the thing that is possessed is plural or singular, and whether it is masculine or feminine. Possessive determiners do not change based on the gender of the possessor, only based on the thing that is possessed.
| mi libro | mi casa | mis libros | mis casas |
| tu libro | tu casa | tus libros | tus casas |
| su libro | su casa | sus libros | sus casas |
| nuestro libro | nuestra casa | nuestros libros | nuestras casas |
| vuestro libro | vuestra casa | vuestros libros | vuestras casas |
| su libro | su casa | sus libros | sus casas |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| my | mi |
| your | tu |
| your; his; her; its; their | su |
| our | nuestro |
| your | vuestro |
| My house is your house.Make yourself at home | Mi casa es tu casa. |
| Your cats are hungry. | Sus gatos están hambrientos. |
| very | muy |
| Our house is very big. | Nuestra casa es muy grande. |
| the son; the child | el hijo |
| the daughter | la hija |
| ugly | feo |
| Your children are ugly. | Vuestros hijos son feos. |
| beautiful | hermoso |
| the car | el coche |
| Their car is beautiful. | Su coche es hermoso. |
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