POSSESSION

There are 3 ways to show possession: Use the verb “TENER” Use the word “de” Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

TENER Juan has a green shirt. Juan tiene una camisa verde. Conjugate the verb “tener” in a sentence to show possession. Juan has a green shirt. Juan tiene una camisa verde. We have a nice Spanish teacher. Tenemos un maestro simpático.

'S My aunt’s house. Mi tía’s casa. Casa de mi tía. Jose’s dog. Perro de José. José’s perro. Noun + de + owner El padre de Juan…..John’s dad Las novias de Señor Rudis…… Sr. Rudis’ g-friends de of or from

La tía de Miguel La casa de nosotros El cumpleaños de Eva ¡PRÁCTICA! La tía de Miguel La casa de nosotros El cumpleaños de Eva La fiesta de David y Eva La madre de madre Miguel’s aunt Our house Teresa’s birthday David and Eva’s party Mom’s mother

Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE Red (roja) Large (largos) Handsome (guapo) Tired (cansadas) Nice (simpático) Mine Hers Ours Theirs Your Arrow to Adj with Adj in Spanish Arrow to Poss with poss words (mine, hers, his, yours, etc)

Here they are…. Nuestro/a(s) Mi(s) Vuestro/a(s) Tu(s) Su(s) Su(s) My Our(s) Vuestro/a(s) Tu(s) Yours Yours (pl) Theirs, yours (pl) His, hers, yours Su(s) Su(s)

They must match in NUMBER and GENDER!!! NUESTRA Our t-shirt ___________ camiseta His grandfather ___________ abuelo Your (inf.) son ___________ hijo Their (pl.) cousin ___________ prima Our t-shirts ___________ camisetas His grandparents ___________ abuelos Your (inf.) sons ___________ hijos Their (pl.) cousins ___________ primos SU TU SU NUESTRAS SUS TUS SUS

Use the 3 ways to show possession for each example… She owns a book. Tiene un libro. Es el libro de ella. su libro 2. We own some pens. Tenemos unos bolígrafos. Son los bolígrafos de nosotros. nuestros bolígrafos

Homework. Use the 3 ways to express possession for the following examples: I own a grandfather I have a grandfather. Grandfather of I My grandfather. We own some pencils You (inf.) own grades Juanita owns notes

Use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE An adjective is a word that describes a noun. A possessive adjective is an adjective that describes a relationship between people and things. Possessive adjectives must match in NUMBER and GENDER with the thing they describe. Arrow to Adj with Adj in Spanish Arrow to Poss with poss words (mine, hers, his, yours, etc)

Use the word “de” In English we use an apostrophe to denote ownership, in Spanish we cannot. To express ‘s in Spanish we must use the word de. DE= of or from In Spanish we use the word “de” to refer to the owner Ex. Noun + de + owner Ex. El padre de Juan ………………John’s dad Ex. Las novias de Señor Rudis……Sr. Rudis’ g-friends