- Possessive adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun.
- These possessive adjectives are placed after the noun.
| Pronombre (Pronoun) | Adjetivo posesivo (Possessive adjective) | Ejemplo (Example) |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Mío / mía / míos / mías | Voy a llevar una vida sana con una amiga mía. (I'm going to lead a healthy life with a friend of mine.) |
| Tú | Tuyo / tuya / tuyos / tuyas | ¿Ese es un compañero tuyo del gimnasio? (Is that a gym partner yours?) |
| Él / Ella | Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas | Entrena con unos amigos suyos. (He trains with some of his friends.) |
| Nosotros/as | Nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras | Vamos al entrenamiento con unos primos nuestros. (We are going to training with some our cousins.) |
| Vosotros/as | Vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras | ¿Son unos ejercicios vuestros o del instructor? (Are those your exercises or the instructor's?) |
| Ellos / Ellas | Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas | Practican yoga con unas compañeras suyas. (They practise yoga with some of theirs female classmates.) |
Exceptions!
- The same adjective is used for both the third person singular and plural.
- Be careful not to confuse them with possessive pronouns, such as la mía, which replace the noun. Example: Las pesas tuyas (adjective) are heavier than las mías (pronoun). On the other hand, the possessive adjective always accompanies the noun.
Exercise 1: Los adjetivos posesivos: "Mío", "Tuyo", "Suyo", ...
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
vuestra, nuestra, tuyo, suya, míos, mía
1.
1a plural:
Practicamos yoga con una amiga ... cada semana.
(We practise yoga with a friend of ours every week.)
2.
2a singular:
: El entrenamiento ... fue muy intenso.
(Your training was very intense.)
3.
1a singular:
Hago unos ejercicios ... en casa cada mañana.
(I do some of my own exercises at home every morning.)
4.
3a plural:
Ellos olvidaron una toalla ... en la piscina.
(They forgot one of their towels at the swimming pool.)
5.
1a singular:
Hago una rutina ... con yoga y pesas en casa.
(I do my own routine with yoga and weights at home.)
6.
1a plural:
Vamos a una clase ... de yoga los martes.
(We go to one of our yoga classes on Tuesdays.)
7.
3a singular:
Vi una mochila ... junto a la piscina.
(I saw her bag next to the pool.)
8.
2a plural:
¿Lleváis siempre ... rutina al gimnasio?
(Do you always bring your routine to the gym?)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: N/A