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Spanish help por favor! When saying 'our' in Spanish, can you say 'nuestroS' or 'nuestraS'?

Or is the proper way of using 'our' just saying 'nuestro' or 'nuestra' without the added 's' even when it's coming from two or more people? (I would like to say "our grandmother gave her something"--"our" meaning 'she and I')

Thanks in advance!

herappleness · Accepted Answer

The answer to "our grandmother gave her something" in Spanish is "Nuestra abuela le dio algo a ella"

The only time when you use "nuestras" is if its MORE than one grandma. The other nouns are not what "our" is modifying.

The only time when you use "nuestros" is if referring to more than one GRANDFATHER.

take away the S for singulars.

melinserv · Answer

The four choices for "our" are: nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras

They all mean the same thing.
The ending only depends on the noun that follows.
Female or male, one or more than one.

Our grandma:  nuestra abuela
Our grandpa:   nuestro abuelo
Our grandmas: nuestras abuelas
Our grandpas:   nuestros abuelos

Notice that it is basically a matching game with the ending of the noun!

If you want "my" grandma/grandpa/grandmas/grandpas, you will switch over to the words that mean "my": mi,mis

my: mis/mis
your: tu/tus
his/her/their: su/sus
our: nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras
you all's: vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras

Just remember to match the word with the noun that follows, ok?

volleygirl31385 · Answer

Nuestra or nuestro is used to say "our" when you are talking about one thing. Nuestras or nuestros is used to say "our" when you're talking talking about more than one thing. I would say...Nuestra abuela le dio algo a ella.

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