Possessive Adjectives/ Possessive Pronouns De Viaje 3 Possessive Adjectives/ Possessive Pronouns

Showing Possession In Spanish there are NO apostrophes. You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog, (using an apostrophe)

Showing Posession You must say, “The dog of Jorge,” only in Spanish. Like this: El perro de Jorge.

De + noun This concept of showing possession is using “de + noun.” For example:

De + Noun Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe. La hermana de Maria es amable.

Possessive Adjectives Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct? Well, they can also show possession.

Possessive Adjectives Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.

Posessive Adjectives It like saying “my dog, your house, his notebook, etc.”

Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish!

Posessive Adjectives singular mi / mis (my) tu / tus (your) su / sus (his,her) or (your f.) plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your f.)

Possessive Adjectives Some examples: mi hermano mis hermanos tu abuela tus abuelas su hijo sus hijos nuestro tío nuestros tíos nuestra tía nuestras tías

Possessive Adjectives The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.

Posessive Adjectives Mi prima es alta. Todas mis primas son altas.

Posessive Adjectives ¿Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael? No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.

Posessive Adjectives Since su and sus have many meanings, use the prepositional phrase de + name/pronoun instead for clarity or emphasis.

Posessive Adjectives Sus pantalones son elegantes. ¿Los pantalones de ella? No, los de usted.

Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun replaces a noun that is modified by a possessive adjective. Like any pronoun, the possessive pronoun must agree in gender and number with the noun it replaces. Note that the possessive pronoun is accompanied by a definite article.

Posseive Adj. Possessive Pronoun Mi, mis mine- el mío, la mía, los míos, las mías Tu, tus yours- el tuyo, la tuya, los tuyos, las tuyas Su, sus his,hers,their- el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas Nuestro/a, nuestros/as our(s) el/la nuestro/a, los/las nuestros/as

Possessive Pronouns Ex. ¿Tienes tu camisa? Sí, tengo la mía. Voy a ponerte los zapatos. Voy a ponerte los tuyos.