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Spanish possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives are limiting adjectives (adjetivos determinativos).

They acompany the noun and limit the meaning of the noun showing the possessor.

They are are placed in front of the noun and must agree with noun in gender and number.

Remark: They must agree in number and gender with the noun, not with the person or pronoun to which the refer.

Possessive adjectives for only one possessor:

Examples:

- mi coche (my car), mi casa (my house), mis coches (my cars), mis casas (my houses)
- tu coche (your car), tu casa (your house), tus coches (your cars), tus casas (your houses)
- su coche (his car, her car, your car-formal-), su casa (his house, her house, your house -formal-), sus coches (his cars, her cars, your cars -formal), sus casas (his houses, her houses, your houses -formal-)

Possessive adjectives for more than one possessor:

Examples:

- nuestro coche (our car), nuestra casa (our house), nuestros coches (our cars), nuestras casas (our houses)
- vuestro coche (your car), vuestra casa (your house), vuestros coches (your cars), vuestras casas (your houses)
- su coche (their your car-formal-), su casa (their house, your house -formal-), sus coches (their cars, your cars -formal), sus casas (their houses, your houses -formal-).

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