Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Learn how to use Spanish possessive adjectives like mío, tuyo, and suyo placed after nouns to emphasize ownership, matching gender and number for clarity in everyday contexts.
- Possessive adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun.
- These possessive adjectives are placed after the noun.
| Pronombre (Pronoun) | Adjetivo posesivo (Possessive adjective) | Ejemplo (Example) |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Mío / mía / míos / mías | Voy a llevar una vida sana con una amiga mía. (I'm going to lead a healthy life with a friend of mine.) |
| Tú | Tuyo / tuya / tuyos / tuyas | ¿Ese es un compañero tuyo del gimnasio? (Is that a gym partner yours?) |
| Él / Ella | Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas | Entrena con unos amigos suyos. (He trains with some of his friends.) |
| Nosotros/as | Nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras | Vamos al entrenamiento con unos primos nuestros. (We are going to training with some our cousins.) |
| Vosotros/as | Vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras | ¿Son unos ejercicios vuestros o del instructor? (Are those your exercises or the instructor's?) |
| Ellos / Ellas | Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas | Practican yoga con unas compañeras suyas. (They practise yoga with some of theirs female classmates.) |
Exceptions!
- The same adjective is used for both the third person singular and plural.
- Be careful not to confuse them with possessive pronouns, such as la mía, which replace the noun. Example: Las pesas tuyas (adjective) are heavier than las mías (pronoun). On the other hand, the possessive adjective always accompanies the noun.
Exercise 1: Los adjetivos posesivos: "Mío", "Tuyo", "Suyo", ...
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
vuestra, nuestra, tuyo, suya, míos, mía
1.
1a plural:
Practicamos yoga con una amiga ... cada semana.
(We practise yoga with a friend of ours every week.)
2.
2a singular:
: El entrenamiento ... fue muy intenso.
(Your training was very intense.)
3.
1a singular:
Hago unos ejercicios ... en casa cada mañana.
(I do some of my own exercises at home every morning.)
4.
3a plural:
Ellos olvidaron una toalla ... en la piscina.
(They forgot one of their towels at the swimming pool.)
5.
1a singular:
Hago una rutina ... con yoga y pesas en casa.
(I do my own routine with yoga and weights at home.)
6.
1a plural:
Vamos a una clase ... de yoga los martes.
(We go to one of our yoga classes on Tuesdays.)
7.
3a singular:
Vi una mochila ... junto a la piscina.
(I saw her bag next to the pool.)
8.
2a plural:
¿Lleváis siempre ... rutina al gimnasio?
(Do you always bring your routine to the gym?)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct sentence that properly uses possessive adjectives after the noun to emphasize ownership, following the indicated rules.
1.
Number disagreement: "zapatos" is plural and "mío" is singular.
The possessive adjective must be placed after the noun, not before.
2.
The possessive adjective must go after the noun, not before.
"Tuyo" does not agree in gender with "camiseta", which is feminine.
3.
Number disagreement: "compañeros" is plural and "suyo" is singular.
The possessive adjective must be placed after the noun.
4.
The possessive adjective must be placed after the noun, not before.
Number disagreement: "amigas" is plural and "nuestra" is singular.