Spanish: Possessive Pronouns

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Possessive Adjectives

When used adjectively, the list below should be used. Note that possessive adjectives, like adjectives, agree with the noun they go with in gender and number.

• First person singular, singular, masculine & feminine: my - mi
• First person singular, plural, masculine & feminine: my - mis

• Second person singular, singular, masculine & feminine: your - tu
• Second person singular, plural, masculine & feminine: your - tus

• Third person singular, singular, masculine & feminine: his/her/your (formal) - su
• Third person singular, plural, masculine & feminine: his/her/your (formal) - sus

• First person plural, singular, masculine: our - nuestro
• First person plural, singular, feminine: our - nuestra
• First person plural, plural, masculine: our - nuestros
• First person plural, plural, feminine: our - nuestras

• First person plural, singular, masculine: your - vuestro
• First person plural, singular, feminine: your - vuestra
• First person plural, plural, masculine: your - vuestros
• First person plural, plural, feminine: your - vuestras

• Third person plural, singular, masculine & feminine: their/your (formal) - su
• Third person plural, plural, masculine & feminine: their/your (formal) - sus

All of these form appear in front of the noun, as in the following example:

• My house - Mi casa , My houses - Mis casas
• Your house - Tu casa , Your houses - Tus casas
• His/her house - Su casa, His/her houses - Sus casas
• Our house - Nuestra casa, Our houses - Nuestras casas

Possessive Pronouns

When used independently (or adjective BEHIND the noun) the following forms are used:

• First person singular, singular, masculine: my/mine - mío
• First person singular, singular, feminine: my/mine - mía
• First person singular, plural, masculine: my/mine - míos
• First person singular, plural, feminine: my/mine - mías

• Second person singular, singular, masculine: your(s) - tuyo
• Second person singular, singular, feminine: your(s) - tuya
• Second person singular, plural, masculine: your(s) - tuyos
• Second person singular, plural, feminine: your(s) - tuyas

• Third person singular, singular, masculine: his/her(s)/your(s) (formal) - suyo
• Third person singular, singular, feminine: his/her(s)/your(s) (formal) - suya
• Third person singular, plural, masculine: his/her(s)/your(s) (formal) - suyos
• Third person singular, plural, feminine: his/her(s)/your(s) (formal) - suyas

• First person plural, singular, masculine: our(s) - nuestro
• First person plural, singular, feminine: our(s) - nuestra
• First person plural, plural, masculine: our(s) - nuestros
• First person plural, plural, feminine: our(s) - nuestras

• First person plural, singular, masculine: your(s) - vuestro
• First person plural, singular, feminine: your(s) - vuestra
• First person plural, plural, masculine: your(s) - vuestros
• First person plural, plural, feminine: your(s) - vuestras

• Third person plural, singular, masculine: their(s)/your(s) (formal) - suyo
• Third person plural, singular, feminine: their(s)/your(s) (formal) - suya
• Third person plural, plural, masculine: their(s)/your(s) (formal) - suyos
• Third person plural, plural, feminine: their(s)/your(s) (formal) - suyas

This can be used indepentently as in the following example:

• Esta casa es mía - This house is mine
• Este perro es suyo - This dog is his/hers

It can also be used adjectively when placing the adjective BEHIND the noun:

• la casa mía - My house
• el perro suyo - His/her dog

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