This lesson stands for<em> Spanish Possessive Adjectives. </em>These are adjectives that point out <em>who</em> or <em>what</em> possesses something. These adjectives match the possessed object both in gender and number, not the owner or possessor.
1. The right answer is nuestros
<em>Mi hermano y yo llegamos a la casa de </em><em>nuestros</em><em> padres</em>
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 <em>nosotros.</em> This sentence translates:
<em>My brother and I arrived at </em><em>our</em><em> parents' house</em>
2. The right answer is su
<em>Mónica necesita </em><em>su</em><em> mochila</em>
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 <em>su.</em> This sentence translates:
<em>Monica needs </em><em>her</em><em> backpack</em>
3. The right answer is sus
<em>Ramón busca </em><em>sus</em><em> cuadernos</em>
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 <em>sus.</em> This sentence translates:
<em>Ramón looks for </em><em>his </em><em>notebooks</em>
4. The right answer is mi
<em>Yo llamo por teléfono a </em><em>mi</em><em> amiga</em>
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 <em>mi.</em> This sentence translates:
<em>I phone </em><em>my</em><em> friend</em>
5. The right answer is tu
<em>Tú regresas a </em><em>tu </em><em>apartamento</em>
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 <em>tu.</em> This sentence translates:
<em>You go back to </em><em>your </em><em>apartment</em>
