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This page may need to be [edit] Possesive Pronouns and Adjectives
| 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 | o vosso | a vossa | os vossos | as vossas |
| eles/elas/vocês | o seu | a sua | os seus | as suas |
[edit] Gender
The gender in these words is of the object possessed, not the possesor (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. |
[edit] Confusion
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 possesor, not the object(s) possessed.
