Possessive Adjectives Page 232 Realidades 1 Possessive Adjectives

There are two ways to show possession. In Spanish There are two ways to show possession.

A. 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 “object + de + noun.” For example:

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

The second way to show possession is to use possessive adjectives. Part B. The second way to show possession is to use possessive adjectives.

Possessive Adjectives Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct? Well, they can also show possession. 1. Remember that adjectives must agree in gender and number.

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 agree with the item of possession, not the person possessing the item.

Possessive Adjectives The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural. In other words, it must agree in gender and number!

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

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

mi mis tu tus sus su sus su nuestro nuestros nuestra nuestras ____ (My) primo ____ (My) primos ____(Your) lápiz ____(Your) lapices ____(Your/he) abuela ____(Your/he) abuelas ______ (our) tío ______ (our) tíos ______ (our) Tía ______ (Our) Tías ______(you all’s) lápiz ______ (you all’s) lapices ______(Their) lápiz ______(Their) lapices nuestro nuestros mi mis nuestra nuestras tu tus sus su sus su

Let’s Practice!

(your) _____ primos son graciosos. Fill in the blanks with the missing possessive adjective based on the clue given in parentheses. (your) _____ primos son graciosos. 2. (her) _____ abuelos son muy amables. 3. (their) _____ hijo es bajo. 4. (our) __________ abuela es simpática. 5. (your f.)_____ papá es moreno. 6. (your all’s) _____ sobrinos son jóvenes. Tus Sus Su Nuestra Su Sus

B. Translate the following phrases to Spanish: 7. María’s brother el hermano de María 8. Paco’s granddaughter la nieta de Paco 9. Pablo and Lucía’s grandparents los abuelos de Lucía y Pablo 10. Gabriel’s aunt & uncle los tíos de Gabriel

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.)

Tarea Test on March 3 (Thursday) Study!!! Handout 5A-6, Crossword Bring scissors, glue, colors Bring a picture of your family Complete the two pages Hand out received today.