Page 88 Realidades 2 Possessive Adjectives
Showing Possession In Spanish there are NO apostrophes. You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog,
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.
Adjetivos Posesivos Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct? Well, they can also show possession.
Adjetivos Posesivos Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.
Adjetivos Posesivos singular mi / mis(my) tu / tus(your) su / sus (his,her, your f.) plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your) su / sus (their, your pl.)
Adjetivos Posesivos Some examples: mi hermano mis hermanos tu abuela tus abuelas su hijosus hijos nuestro tíonuestros tíos nuestra tíanuestras tías
Adjetivos Posesivos Spanish possessive adjectives have a long form that comes after the noun. These forms are often used for emphasis.
Adjetivos Posesivos mío, a, os, as tuyo, a, os, as suyo, a, os, as nuestro, a, os, as vuestro, a, os, as suyo, a, os, as
Adjetivos Posesivos Los libros son míos The books are mine La casa es suya The house is theirs (his, hers, yours f.) La guitarra es tuya The guitar is yours
Adjetivos Posesivos The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural. It needs to be feminine if the noun is feminine and masculine is the noun is masculine
Adjetivos Posesivos Mi prima es alta. Todas mis primas son altas.
Adjetivos Posesivos Las guitarras son suyas La guitarra es suya