I have a question about constructions like this: "Omar y Cristina son nuestros panaderos," e.g. "Omar and Cristina are our bakers." I understand it is "nuestros" because it is the nosotros form of the possessive adjective. However, I'm confused about the gender. Why is it masculine here?
Gender and possessive adjectives for professions
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Lukas V.Kwiziq community member
Gender and possessive adjectives for professions
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Possessive adjectives in Spanish: my, your, his, her, its, our and their (Adjetivos posesivos)"
Asked 4 months ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Lukas
The possessive adjectives agree with the noun they are accompanying: nuestros panaderos
If your doubt lies on why is it masculine if they are a man (Omar) and a woman (Cristina), then the answer is: we use the masculine plural as a default gender in this case, therefore "nuestros".
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos cordiales
Inma
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