Lección 2: Los adjetivos posesivos
There are two ways to express possession in Spanish.
The ‘s does not exist in Spanish, when you want to identify a specific person that something belongs to, you must use the word de (of).
| Español |
English |
| el padre de David |
David’s father |
| los abuelos de Rosana |
Rosana’s grandparents |
Possession can also be expressed with possessive adjectives. The adjective must agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and in number (singular/plural) with the item that is owned, not the person who owns it.
| Español |
English |
| su padre |
his father |
| sus abuelos |
her grandparents |
| Pronombre (personal)
|
Adjetivo posesivo (singular)
|
Adjetivo posesivo (plural)
|
Possessive adjectives
|
| yo |
mi |
mis |
my |
| tú |
tu |
tus |
your (singular fam.) |
| usted/ él / ella |
su |
sus |
your (plural formal) /his /her |
| nosotros/ as |
nuestro/a |
nuestros/as |
our |
| vosotros / as |
vuestro/a |
vuestros/as |
your (plural fam.) |
| ustedes |
su |
sus |
your (plural formal) |
| ellos/as |
su |
sus |
their |
| Español |
English |
| Es nuestra madre. |
She is our mother. |
| Son mis primos. |
They are my cousins. |
