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, but only in number exclusively.

  • 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 as a noun or as adjective after the noun, the following forms are used. They all agree in gender and number with the object they describe.


  • 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 after the noun:

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

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