》》》Possessive Determiners
Possessive determiners are adjectives that are used to show ownership, such as "my" in "my dog." There are five possessive determiners in Spanish:
Mi ..my...mis
tu ..your familjärt..tus
su..his her ...sus
your their formellt
nuestro..our
vuestro..your plural
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| mi | my |
| tu | your (familiar singular) |
| su | his, her, your (formal), their |
| nuestro | our |
| vuestro | your (familiar plural, used in Spain) |
The first three of these have only two forms, singular and plural:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|
| mi | mis |
| tu | tus |
| su | sus |
For example, "my dog" is "mi perro" and "my dogs" is "mis perros."
ej Mask el fem form!!
"Mi", "tu" and "su" do not have masculine and feminine forms, so for example you say "mi gato" and also "mi gata."
Nuestro and vuestro have four forms depending on the gender and number of the noun being referred to:
Nuestros ..as
vuestras ..os
| Singular Masculine | Plural Masculine | Singular Feminine | Plural Feminine |
|---|
| nuestro | nuestros | nuestra | nuestras |
| vuestro | vuestros | vuestra | vuestras |
For example, it is "nuestro gato," "nuestra gata," "nuestros gatos," and "nuestras gatas."
Long-form Possesive Adjectives and Pronouns
FÖRE SUBSTANTIVET!!
The determiners above are always used before the noun.
EFTER SUBSTANTIVET
Spanish has an additional "long-form" way to describe possession, which usually comes after the noun:
| Spanish | English |
|---|
| mío, míos, mía, mías | mine, my |
| tuyo, tuyos, tuya, tuyas | yours, your (familiar singular) |
| suyo, suyos, suya, suyas | his, hers, yours (formal), your (formal), theirs, their |
| nuestro, nuestros, nuestra, nuestras | ours, our |
| vuestro, vuestros, vuestra, vuestras | yours, your (familiar plural, used in Spain) |
"El gato es mío" means "The cat is mine."
Note that the possessive adjectives vary by number and gender. The change is with the nouns they modify, not with the person(s) who possess the object. For example, for a male cat you say "El gato es tuyo" (The cat is yours) regardless of whether you are talking to a man or a woman.
The short form and long forms of nuestro and vuestro and related pronouns are identical. They differ only as to whether they are used before or after the noun.
Tu Versus Tú TÚ ==DU
TU=== DIN POSS ESSIVT ADJEKTIV
Possessive Determiners
| The two words "tu" and "tú" are pronounced the same. "Tú" is the personal pronoun meaning "you" (informal), and "tu" is the possessive adjective meaning "your" (informal)"《The two words "tu" and "tú" are pronounced the same. "Tú" is the personal pronoun meaning "you" (informal), and "tu" is the possessive adjective meaning "your" (informal) |
