# 32. Stressed Possessive Adjectives

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Stressed (or "long-form") possessive adjectives indicate to whom something belongs and translate as **mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs**. They go **after** the noun (or after *ser*) and agree with the noun in gender and number.

## Key Rules
- Forms agree in **gender** (-o/-a) and **number** (+s).
- Used after the noun ("un amigo mío") or as a predicate after *ser* ("el libro es mío").
- *Suyo/a(s)* can mean his, hers, yours (formal), or theirs — clarify with *de él / de ella / de usted / de ellos* if ambiguous.
- Equivalent in meaning to a regular possessive used before the noun: *tu cuaderno* = *el cuaderno tuyo*.
- Pluralize by adding **-s**.

## Conjugation / Pattern Tables

### Stressed possessive adjectives
| Owner | Singular (m/f) | Plural (m/f) |
|---|---|---|
| mine | mío / mía | míos / mías |
| yours (tú) | tuyo / tuya | tuyos / tuyas |
| his / hers / yours (Ud.) / theirs | suyo / suya | suyos / suyas |
| ours | nuestro / nuestra | nuestros / nuestras |
| yours (vosotros) | vuestro / vuestra | vuestros / vuestras |

## Examples
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| El libro es mío. | The book is mine. |
| El libro mío es nuevo. | My book (the book of mine) is new. |
| John es un amigo mío. | John is a friend of mine. |
| La computadora tuya es rápida. | Your computer (the computer of yours) is fast. |
| La clase nuestra empieza ahora. | Our class starts now. |
| Las clases nuestras son largas. | Our classes are long. |
| El teclado es suyo. | The keyboard is his/hers/theirs. |
| El teclado de él. | His keyboard (clarified). |
| El teclado suyo. | His/her/their keyboard. |
| El cuaderno tuyo. | Your notebook / the notebook of yours. |
| Estos zapatos son míos. | These shoes are mine. |

## Notes & Gotchas
- Always agree with the **possessed noun**, not the owner: *los amigos nuestros* (our friends — masculine plural).
- *Suyo* is ambiguous; in spoken Spanish people often replace it with *de él / de ella / de usted / de ellos* for clarity.
- Stressed forms emphasize the possession; the unstressed forms (mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro) are more common in everyday speech before the noun.
