The book is María’s.
El libro es de María
María’s book explains grammar.
El libro de María explica la gramática.
The bookbags are the boys’.
Las mochilas son de los muchachos.
The house is Mr. Rodríguez’s.
La casa es del Sr. Rodríguez.
Singular Possisive Plural Possisive
- my___________ 1. our
- your_________ 2. your
- his, her, your_3. theirs, yours
Singular Possisive Plural Possisive
- mi____________ 1. nuestro
- tu_____________ 2. vuestro
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su_____________ 3.su
Remember that in Spanish, tú and usted both mean “you”. Therefore, the possessive adjective for “your” needs to follow the correct register: Tú – tu/tus; Usted – su/sus.
Tú, with the accent mark, is the subject pronoun referring to the person “you”. Tu, without the accent mark, is the possessive adjective “your”. For example: Tú tienes tu libro. (Youhave your book.)
Remember: The adjective will be singular or plural (and feminine or masculine for nosotros and vosotros) based on the object(s) owned, not the person who owns the object. Choose which possessive to use based on the owner, but the ending you give to the possessive does not have anything to do with the number of people who have the object or the gender of the owner. Note that since the 3rd person possessive adjectives could cause some confusion, the use of ser+de is common in these instances for clarification. Context clues can also be used to clarify to whom an object belongs.
my book
mi libro
my books
mis libros
my family
mi familia
my families
mis familias
our book
nuestro libro
our books
nuestros libros
our family
nuestra familia
our families
nuestras familias
your book
tu libro
your books
tus libros
your house
tu casa
your houses
tus casas
your book
vuestro libro
your books
vuestros libros
your house
vuestra casa
your houses
vuestras casas
his book, her book, or your book
su libro
his books, her books, or your books
sus libros
his house, her house, or your house
su casa
his houses, her houses, or your houses
sus casas
their book or your book
su libro
their books or your books
sus libros
their house or your house
su casa
their houses or your houses
sus casas