Question

Mi hermano y yo llegamos a la casa de __ padres.. nuestra. nuestros. sus. tu. Mónica necesita __ mochila.. mis. nuestro. su. sus. Ramón busca __ cuadernos.. mis. nuestra. sus. tu. Yo llamo por teléfono (call on the phone) a __ amiga.. mi. mis. su. tus. Tú regresas a __ apartamento.. nuestros. su. tu. tus

Answer 1

The first answer is nuestros. "Mi hermano y yo" means "My brother and I," which correlates to the first-person plural (we). "Sus" means "their" and "tu" means "your," while "nuestra" and "nuestros" means "our." The ending of nuestra or nuestros will then depend on the word it's describing "padres" (parents). "Padres" is masculine and plural, so the ending will be -os for nuestros. The second answer is "sus." This is because Ramon corresponds to masculine singular (he), which relates to "sus." "Sus" is plural because the word it's describing, "cuadernos" (notebooks) is also plural. The third answer is "tu." "Tu" (you) is second person singular, which corresponds with "tu" (your). "Tu" remains singular because "apartamento" (apartment) is also singular.

Answer 2

This lesson stands for Spanish Possessive Adjectives. These are adjectives that point out who or what possesses something. These adjectives match the possessed object both in gender and number, not the owner or possessor.

1. The right answer is nuestros

Mi hermano y yo llegamos a la casa de nuestros padres

nuestros is the possessive adjective for the first-person plural in masculine plural form. Padres is plural and masculine, so the possessive adjective must match this gender and number, that's the reason why we use nosotros. This sentence translates:

My brother and I arrived at our parents' house

2. The right answer is su

Mónica necesita su mochila

su is the possessive adjective for the third-person singular in feminine singular form. Mochila is singular and feminine, so the possessive adjective must match this in both gender and number, that's the reason why we use su. This sentence translates:

Monica needs her backpack

3. The right answer is sus

Ramón busca sus cuadernos

sus is the possessive adjective for the third-person plural in masculine plural form (the feminine plural form is also the same). Cuadernos is plural and masculine, so the possessive adjective must match this in both gender and number, that's the reason why we use sus. This sentence translates:

Ramón looks for his notebooks

4. The right answer is mi

Yo llamo por teléfono a mi amiga

mi is the possessive adjective for the first-person singular in feminine singular form (the masculine singular form is also the same). Amiga is singular and feminine, so the possessive adjective must match this in both gender and number, that's the reason why we use mi. This sentence translates:

I phone my friend

5. The right answer is tu

Tú regresas a tu apartamento

tu is the possessive adjective for the second-person singular in masculine singular form (the feminine singular form is also the same). Apartamento is singular and masculine, so the possessive adjective must match this in both gender and number, that's the reason why we use tu. This sentence translates:

You go back to your apartment