Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

10 Possessives

10.1 Forms

Spanish has two sets of possessives, one unstressed and the other stressed.

10.1.1 Possessive adjectives which precede the noun (unstressed forms):

10.1.2 Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives which follow the noun or are
freestanding (stressed forms):

The 2nd person singular familiar forms are used even in voseo areas (see 16 ):

¿(Vos) tenés tu libro? Have you got your book?

Singular Plural

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

1st pers. sg.

2nd pers. sg. familiar

2nd pers. sg. polite

3rd pers. sg.

1st pers. pl.

2nd pers. pl. familiar

2nd pers. pl. (polite form in Spain)

3rd pers. pl.

mi

tu

su

su

nuestro

vuestro

su

su

mi

tu

su

su

nuestra

vuestra

su

su

mis

tus

sus

sus

nuestros

vuestros

sus

sus

mis

tus

sus

sus

nuestras

vuestras

sus

sus

Singular Plural

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

1st pers. sg.

2nd pers. sg. familiar

2nd pers. sg. polite

3rd pers. sg.

1st pers. pl.

2nd pers. pl. familiar

2nd pers. pl. (polite form in Spain)

3rd pers. pl.

mío

tuyo

suyo

suyo

nuestro

vuestro

suyo

suyo

mía

tuya

suya

suya

nuestra

vuestra

suya

suya

míos

tuyos

suyos

suyos

nuestros

vuestros

suyos

suyos

mías

tuyas

suyas

suyas

nuestras

vuestras

suyas

suyas