Introduction
Introdução
The lessons Possessives I and Possessives II show how to use possessives as adjectives attached to nouns. These are the equivalents of “my”, “your”, “their”, etc.
To use possessives as pronouns, which are equivalent to “mine”, “yours”, “theirs”, you simply add the appropriate definite article to the beginning:
É meu cão.
It is my dog.
É o meu.
He is mine.
To use possessives as pronouns, which are equivalent to “mine”, “yours”, “theirs”, you simply add the appropriate definite article to the beginning:
É meu cão.
It is my dog.
É o meu.
He is mine.
| Singular | First-person |
o meu
mine
masculine
|
|---|---|---|
| Second-person |
os teus
yours
masculine
a tua
yours
feminine
o do senhor
yours
masculine formal
os da senhora
hers
yours
masculine formal
|
|
| Third-person |
o seu
his
hers
masculine
yours
formal
|
|
| Plural | First-person |
a nossa
ours
feminine
as da gente
ours
feminine Brazil
|
| Second-person |
o vosso
yours
masculine
a de vocês
you alls
feminine
|