Possessive adjectives (like my, your, our) in Portuguese, like in many languages, indicate ownership. As a gendered language like French, Italian, or German, the structure of these words changes depending on the gender and number of owners or owned objects, differently from English.
Possessive pronouns (like mine, yours, ours), on the other hand, replace nouns preceded by possessive adjectives to avoid repetition. They also agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.
Let's take a look at the "tall friends" examples:
In wrapping up this article about possessive adjectives and pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese, remember that practice makes perfect. Try to use them as much as possible and do a lot of exercises. If you have any questions, reach out to me.
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