LanguageGuide: Spanish Grammar: Possession

Possession

Mi, tu and su are used when the noun is singular. Mis, tus and sus are used when the noun is plural.

	mi dinero	my money.	mis zapatos	my shoes
	tu alegría	your happiness	tus revistas	your magazines

Su and sus are used when the possessor is an el, ella, ellos, ellas, usted or ustedes.

	su dinero	her/his/their/your(formal) money
	sus problemas	her/his/their/your (formal) problems

In addition to having singular and plural forms, nuestro and vuestro have masculine and feminine forms and reflect the gender of the noun.

	nuestro gobierno	our government	nuestros éxitos	our successes
	nuestra tristeza	our sadness	nuestras madres	our mothers

The vuestro forms are used in Spain for plural 'your'. Everywhere else, su and sus is used.

	vuestro voto	your plural (Spain) religous vowel.
	vuestra vida	your plural (Spain) life
	vuestros cuentos	your plural (Spain) stories
	vuestras casas	your plural (Spain) houses

practice

	el amigo de Jaime.	Jaime's friend. (the friend of Jaime)
	el carro del señor González	Mr. Gonzalez's car (the car of Mr. Gonzalez)
	las llaves de mi primo.	my cousin's keys.