Possessive Adjectives Español 1 – Capítulo 5 Gramática 1

Ya aprendimos… In Spanish, we do NOT have “apostrophe ‘s’” phrases. Instead, we use the preposition “de” and the name of a person or a pronoun to show possession of an object. ¿De dónde es la madre de Juan? Where is Juan’s mom from? La madre de Juan es de Puebla. Juan’s mom is from Puebla. ¿Es la mochila de ella? Is the backpack hers?

También… We also use possessive adjectives to show ownership or relationships between people. We also have possessive adjectives in English! My, your(s), his, her(s), our(s), their(s) Possessive adjectives are placed before the noun in a sentence. In Spanish, while the possessive adjectives refer to the owner, their form agrees in gender and number with the noun that comes after them.

The possessive adjectives in Spanish are: Owner Possessive Adjective Yo Mi Mis Nosotros(as) Nuestro / Nuestra Nuestros / Nuestras Tú Tu Tus Vosotros(as) Vuestro / Vuestra Vuestros / Vuestras Usted Su Sus Ustedes Él Ellos Ella Ellas Remember: possessive adjectives agree in number and gender with the nouns that come after them number gender

¿De dónde es la madre de Juan? Su madre es de Puebla. In English, the possessive adjectives his, her, and their tell whether something belongs to a male, a female, or more than one person. In Spanish, the possessive adjective su has many possible meanings (his, her, its, your, their). Context usually makes the meaning clear. ¿De dónde es la madre de Juan? Su madre es de Puebla. (Where is Juan’s mom from? His mom is from Puebla)

Complete the sentences to say that each person is looking for his or her own belongings Busco (mi / su) libro de Español. Buscamos (sus / nuestros) cuadernos. Ellos buscan (tus / sus) mochilas. Mi hermana menor busca (mis / sus) lentes. Buscas (tus / vuestros) lápices. Mamá busca (su / tu) reloj. Buscamos (mi / nuestras) calculadoras.

Juan is talking about his family with a friend Juan is talking about his family with a friend. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective. Juan, ¿cuántas personas hay en ______ familia? Somos cinco en mi familia: _____ padres, _____ hermana mayor, _____ hermano menor, y yo. ¿Dónde trabajan _____ padres? _____ madre es profesora. ____ trabajo es muy interesante. ____ padre trabaja con ___ padre, mi abuelo. A mis padres les gusta mucho ___ trabajo. Ustedes tienen una casa verde, ¿verdad? No, _____ casa no es verde pero ____ carro es verde.