| Short Form: Adjectives | Long Form: Adjectives and Pronouns | ||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
| mi tu su nuestro(a) vuestro(a) su |
mis tus sus nuestros(as) vuestros(as) sus |
mío(a) tuyo(a) suyo(a) nuestro(a) vuestro(a) suyo(a) |
míos(as) tuyos(as) suyos(as) nuestros(as) vuestros(as) suyos(as) |
• Possessives agree with the noun they qualify in gender and number:
• Short forms are used more frequently and precede the noun: tus amigas.
• Long forms, used for emphasis or contrast, follow the noun, which is preceded by the article:
Dicen que el amor es solo un sueño nuestro. They say love is only a dream of ours.
• The forms su, sus, suyo(a), suyos(as) have multiple meanings. This means that one cannot distinguish except by context between his book, hers, yours or theirs. To clarify the meaning, it is necessary to use phrases such as el libro de él, de ellas, etc.:
La familia de él, como la de ustedes, vive en Roma. His family, like yours, lives in Rome.
• Possessive pronouns replace a possessive adjective + noun: mi casa --> la mía. They use the long forms, and are generally accompanied by the definite article:
The article can be omitted after the verb ser:
Esta pintura es mía. • Esta casa no es nuestra.
English "of mine, of yours", etc. translates into Spanish long forms:
Una amiga mía • Este presidente nuestro • Algunos libros de ella (suyos)
A firend of mine • This president of ours • Some books of hers
Ejercicios online y página original aquí
| Tu familia es de Perú; la mía, de Chile. Nuestros padres conocen a las hijas tuyas. |
Your family is from Peru; mine (is) from Chile. Our parents know your daughters. |
• Long forms, used for emphasis or contrast, follow the noun, which is preceded by the article:
Dicen que el amor es solo un sueño nuestro. They say love is only a dream of ours.
• The forms su, sus, suyo(a), suyos(as) have multiple meanings. This means that one cannot distinguish except by context between his book, hers, yours or theirs. To clarify the meaning, it is necessary to use phrases such as el libro de él, de ellas, etc.:
La familia de él, como la de ustedes, vive en Roma. His family, like yours, lives in Rome.
• Possessive pronouns replace a possessive adjective + noun: mi casa --> la mía. They use the long forms, and are generally accompanied by the definite article:
| Mi familia vive en Madrid. ¿Y la tuya? La mía vive cerca de Toledo. |
My family lives in Madrid. And yours? Mine lives near Toledo. |
The article can be omitted after the verb ser: Esta pintura es mía. • Esta casa no es nuestra.
English "of mine, of yours", etc. translates into Spanish long forms: Una amiga mía • Este presidente nuestro • Algunos libros de ella (suyos)
A firend of mine • This president of ours • Some books of hers
Ejercicios online y página original aquí
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