nuestra vs. nuestro

Question

Can anybody explain to me when to use "nuestra" and when to use "nuestro" ? I am doing the lessons and studying on my own, but I don't understand this yet. Does it depend on the gender of the noun following it? Could someone provide the translation of "our situation", please?

Answer 1

nuestro is used with masculine, and nuestra with feminine nouns, e.g.:

Nuestra casa es bastante cómoda - our house is quite comfortable (casa is feminine)

Nuestro coche no es verde - our car isn't green (coche is masculine)

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Similarly, you'll use vuestro and vuestra. And remember about adding -s when using possessive adjectives with plural nouns:

Vuestras amigas están aburridas - your (female) friends are bored.

Vuestros profesores están cansados - your (male) teachers are tired.

Answer 2

Nuestro and nuestra can also be used as a pronoun with the definite articles, el or la.

Examples

El nuestro es más grande or la nuestra es más grande.

Answer 3

In "our situation" you must use "nuestrA situación". Situación is a feminine noun.