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Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
[edit | edit source]| Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Masculine Plural | Feminine Plural | |
| eu | o meu | a minha | os meus | as minhas |
| tu | o teu | a tua | os teus | as tuas |
| ele/ela/você | o seu | a sua | os seus | as suas |
| nós | o nosso | a nossa | os nossos | as nossas |
| vós/vocês | o vosso | a vossa | os vossos | as vossas |
| eles/elas | o seu | a sua | os seus | as suas |
Gender
[edit | edit source]The gender in these words is of the object possessed, not the possessor (as in English). For example
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Ele vai para a sua casa - He goes to his house. Even though 'ele' is masculine, we use the feminine 'a sua' because 'casa' is feminine. |
Confusion
[edit | edit source]Unfortunately, confusion can arise with the forms seu, sua, seus and suas. This is because they can mean his, her, your and their. We therefore use the following forms frequently.
| a casa dele | his house |
| a casa dela | her house |
| a casa deles | their (m) house |
| a casa delas | their (f) house |
Note: The gender of these words refers, unlike the words above, to the possessor, not the object(s) possessed.