Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives indicate who the noun belongs to. In Spanish, 'mi', 'su', etc, is used to denote possession. The possessive adjectives in English are as follows:

My - Mi

Your - (singulas) - tu, su

His - su (de él)

Her - su (de ella)

Its - su (de eso)

Our - nuestro/a

Your - (plural) - su (también vuestro/a para los Españoles)

Their - su (de ellos/ellas)

Example:

This is my hous

e – Esta es mi casa

Is this your car? - Este es tu/su carro?

His name is Peter – Su nombre es Peter

Her name is Amanda – Su nombre es Amanda

Its color is blue – Su color es azul

Our family is united – Nuestra familia es unida

Their Project is finished – Su proyecto esta terminado

Possessive adjectives are of two types:

those before the noun and those after the noun.

The possessive adjectives that are placed before the noun are:

My, myYou, yourIts, itsOur, our, ourYours, yours
Example:
Look, you have your money and I have my money.His parents are Spanish.Our house is yellow.Your idea is very good.

The possessive adjectives that are placed after the noun are: Mio, míos; mía, mías Tuyo, tuyos; tuya, tuyas Suyo, suyos; suya, suyas Nuestro, nuestros; nuestra, nuestras Vuestro, vuestros; vuestra, vuestras Example: Those are the pictures of me! My son! Where have you been? Our Father, who art in heaven...