To indicate possession (that someone owns something) or a relationship in Spanish, the word “de” is used in the

following formula:

El amigo de Jorge.

Jorge’s friend.

Examples

• ¿Dónde está la casa de Olivia? Where is Olivia's house?

• Es el libro de Paco. It's Paco's book.

• Es el examen del* Sr. Madan.It’s Mr. Madan’s exam.

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The other way to express possession is to is to use Possessive Adjectives:

their, your (plural-formal)sussu

your (plural-informal)vuestrosvuestras

vuestrovuestra

ournuestrosnuestras

nuestronuestra

his, her, your (formal)sussu

your (informal)tustu

mymismi

ellos/ellas/uds.

vosotros(as)

nosotros(as)

él/ella/ud.

tú

yo

English TranslationPluralForm

SingularForm

Owner(Subject Pronoun)

The forms of nuestro and vuestro must agree with the noun they describe.

Possessive adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun in a sentence.

• Mi casa es su casa.My house is your casa.

Possessive adjectives TAKE THE PLACE OF articles in a sentence.

El auto es rojo.The car is red.Mi auto es rojo. My car is red.