Possessive adjectives are used to indicate a relationship of possession or
association, usually between a person and a thing. For example, the English
word ‘my’ in the phrase ‘my book’ indicates that the book belongs to the
person speaking. Each possessive adjective corresponds to a subject
pronoun. For example, English ‘my’ is the possessive adjective for ‘I’ and
‘your’ is the possessive adjective for ‘you’.Possessive adjectives before the noun
The following forms are used before a noun, but another adjective may
come between them and the noun:Subject pronoun Possessive adjectiveyo mi/mis my
tú, vos[LA] tu/tus your
él/ella/usted su/sus his/her/its/your
nosotros/-as nuestro/-os/-a/-as our
vosotros/-as[SP] vuestro/-os/-a/-as[SP] your
ellos/ellas/ustedes su/sus their/yourAll the possessive adjectives agree in number, but only nuestroand vuestro
[SP] have distinct feminine forms. The agreement is with the noun
possessed (not with the possessor):
mis hijas my daughters
nuestra maleta our suitcase
¿Cantás (vos) tu propia canción? Are you singing your own song?5.1