Los adjetivos posesivos Apuntes de gramática

¿cuáles son los adjetivos posesivos en inglés? Possessive adjectives tell you who owns or possessives something My book Your shoes Our class Their house In Spanish, possessive adjectives agree with the number and sometimes the gender of the nouns they describe.

Singular Possessive Adjectives Mi (My) Nuestro/Nuestra (Our) Tu (Your – familiar) Vuestro/Vuestra (All of your – familiar) Su (His, Hers, Its) (Your – formal) (Their) (All of your – formal)

Plural Possessive Adjectives Mis (My) Nuestros/Nuestras (Our) Tus (Your – familiar) Vuestros/Vuestras (All of your – familiar) Sus (His, Hers, Its) (Your – formal) (Their) (All of your – formal)

Singular vs. Plural Possessive Adjectives She is my grandmother: Ella es mi abuela. They are my grandparents: Ellos son mis abuelos. It is her shoe: Es su zapato. They are her shoes: Son sus zapatos. It is their dog: Es su perro. They are their dogs: Son sus perros.

Agreeing Possessive Adjectives with Gender “Nuestro/nuestra” and “vuestro/vuestra” must also agree with the gender of the nouns they describe. He is our uncle: Él es nuestro tío. She is our aunt: Ella es nuestra tía. They are all of your uncles: Ellos son vuestros tíos. They are all of your aunts: Ellas son vuestras tías.

Usando “De” Para Expresar Posesión In English, ‘s is used to also show possession In Spanish, we use “de” + name / subject pronoun” placed at the end of the sentence to show possession Ejemplos: It’s Julio’s hat: Es el sombrero de Julio. (It’s the hat of Julio.) They’re Elena’s shoes: Son los zapatos de Elena. He is my mother’s brother: Él es el hermano de mi madre. It’s our school: Es la escuela de nosotros. She is all of your cousin: Ella es la prima de vosotros. It’s their house: Es la casa de ellos.

Práctica Instrucciones: Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective. Ella es __________ (my) abuela. Ellos son ____________ (my) abuelos. Él es __________ (your, fam.) primo. Ellos son ____________ (your, fam.) primos. Oscar es ___________ (his) hermano. Beatriz y Marta son ____________ (our) sobrinas. Carolina es __________ (their) tía. Pablo y Ricardo son __________ (all of your, fam.) tíos. Anita y Raquel son _____________ (her) hijas. Daniel es ____________ (our) sobrino.

Práctica Instrucciones: Translate to Spanish. He is my uncle. She is your (fam.) sister. Roberto is her son. Mateo and Carlos are our cousins. Paulina is their aunt. Gabriela and Sara are all of your (fam.) nieces. He is Miguel’s father. They are Vicente’s children. I am María’s cousin. She is Eduardo’s wife. They are Juana and Julia’s grandparents. Hilaria is Ignacio and Francisco’s mother.