Possessive Adjectives
स्वामित्ववाचक विशेषण
Spanish possessives — mi, tu, su, and the rest — mostly stay fixed regardless of gender, and only nuestro/vuestro change to agree with the noun. Hindi's possessives go further: मेरा/मेरी/मेरे already agree fully with the noun's gender and number, every single time — so Spanish's rule here is actually a lighter version of a habit Hindi already has.
Grammar Comparison
व्याकरण तुलना
mi/tu/su stay fixed regardless of gender; Hindi's मेरा changes for both gender and number
mi libro (my book) / mi casa (my house) — mi never changes
मेरी किताब / मेरा घर — 'मेरा' किताब के लिंग के अनुसार बदलता है
mi, tu, and su don't change for gender at all — mi libro and mi casa both use mi. Hindi works differently: मेरा itself changes to मेरी or मेरे depending on the gender and number of the noun that follows — मेरी किताब (feminine), मेरा घर (masculine), मेरे बच्चे (plural). So where Spanish leaves mi untouched, Hindi is actually more demanding at this stage.
nuestro/nuestra: the one Spanish possessive that behaves like Hindi's मेरा
nuestro libro (our book, masc.) / nuestra casa (our house, fem.)
हमारी किताब / हमारा घर — 'हमारा' भी बदलता है
nuestro ('our') and vuestro ('you-all's') are the only Spanish possessives that change ending to match the gender of the noun they describe — nuestro for masculine, nuestra for feminine. This is the one place Spanish's possessive system finally behaves the way Hindi's हमारा already does throughout.
Plural nouns need mis/tus/sus
mis libros (my books) — mi adds -s to match the plural noun
मेरी किताबें — 'मेरी' संज्ञा के बहुवचन के साथ भी बदल सकता है
When the possessed noun is plural, mi/tu/su all add -s (mis, tus, sus) to agree — mis libros, not mi libros. Hindi marks this even more thoroughly: मेरे बच्चे already shows both the plural noun's ending and मेरा's own matching plural form, so remembering that Spanish's possessive also needs to track the noun's number shouldn't feel like an unfamiliar demand.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Hindi | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| mi | mee | मेराmerā | my |
| tu | too | तुम्हाराtumhārā | your (informal) |
| su | soo | उसकाuskā | his / her / your (formal) |
| nuestro / nuestra | noo-EHS-troh / noo-EHS-trah | हमाराhamārā | our |
| mis libros | mees LEE-brohs | मेरी किताबेंmerī kitābeñ | my books |