Es su tío
Es el tío de él.|
Mi (my) |
Nuestro(a) (our) |
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Tu (your informal) |
Vuestro(a) (you all informal) |
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Su (he, she, you formal, its) |
Su (their, your plural = you all) |
* Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something or describes a relationship between people or things.
Por ejemplo:
Es mi tío = He’s my uncle
Es tu suéter = It’s my sweater
Es nuestro casa = It’s our house
* Possessive adjectives agree in number with the nouns they describe.
Por ejemplo:
Son mis abuleos = They are my grandparents. Es mi abuleo = It’s my grandfather
Son tus zapatos = They are (those are) your shoes.
Son nuestros libros = They are our books.
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Mis (my) |
Nuestros(as) (our) |
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Tus (your informal) |
Vuestros(as) (you all informal) |
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Sus (his, her, you formal its) |
Sus (their, your plural = you all) |
* The adjectives nuestro(a)(os/as) and vuestro(a)(os/as) agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe.
Por ejemplo:
Nuestro abuelo = Our grandfather Nuestros abuelos = Our grandparents
Es nuestra bolsa = It’s our bag Son nuestras bolsas = They are our bags.
* For emphasis or clarification, the adjective can be replaced with de + a pronoun or a person’s name. (Clarification is needed especially for su and sus).
Por ejemplo:
Es su tío
Es el tío de él.
de ella
de nosotros(as)
de Elena