Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Haven’t we already learned how to use possessive adjectives? mi(s)- my nuestro(a,os, as)- our In Spanish I, you were introduced to the short forms (unstressed) of possessive adjectives. Let’s see if we remember them: tu(s)- your vuestro(a,os,as)- your (plural) su(s)- his, her, its su(s)- their Remember, these only agree in number These agree in both gender and number

Traduzcan My cellphone- Our digital camera- Their websites- His monitors- My keyboards- Mi teléfono celular Nuestra cámara digital Sus sitios web Sus monitores Mis teclados

Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural English translation Today we will learn how to use the stressed/ long form of possessive adjectives. The stressed/long forms are used to emphasize or to express of mine, of yours and so on. my; (of) mine mío mía míos mías

Mi computadora- Mis computadoras- ___ computadora mía la una Unlike unstressed possessive adjectives, stressed possessive adjectives go behind the noun. Mi computadora- ___ computadora mía la ___ computadora mía una You should place a definite article, indefinite article or demonstrative adjective in front of the noun. ___ computadora mía esta Mis computadoras- Take note that stressed possessive adjectives agree in both number and gender. las computadoras mías Es una computadora mía. – It is a computer of mine. When used with un/una it means of mine/yours/etc.

Stressed Possessive Adjectives Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural English translation mío mía míos mías my; (of) mine Stressed Possessive Adjectives tuyo tuya tuyos tuyas your; of yours

Stressed Possessive Adjectives Tu teléfono Es el teléfono tuyo. Stressed Possessive Adjectives It is your phone. Tus volantes Son los volantes tuyos. They are your steering wheels.

el tuyo These stressed possessive adjectives can also be used as possessive pronouns- mine/yours/etc. el tuyo- yours Mi teléfono no funciona. ¿Puedo usar el tuyo? Just take away the noun. El mío no funciona tampoco.

Your turn… Instead of la calculadora mía, you would say… la mía Instead of los achivos tuyos, you would say… los tuyos

Stressed Possessive Adjectives Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural English translation mío mía míos mías my; (of) mine tuyo tuya tuyos tuyas your; of yours Stressed Possessive Adjectives your; (of) yours; his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its suyo suya suyos suyas your; (of) yours; their (of theirs) suyo suya suyos suyas

El baúl suyo could be: El baúl de él – his trunk El baúl de ella- her trunk El baúl de usted- your trunk El baúl de ellos- their trunk El baúl de ustedes- your trunk Remember that suyo, suya, suyos, and suyas can mean many things: your; (of) yours (singular and plural) his; (of) his her; (of) hers its their (of theirs)

Stressed Possessive Adjectives Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural English translation mío mía míos mías my; (of) mine tuyo tuya tuyos tuyas your; of yours Stressed Possessive Adjectives your; (of) yours; his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its suyo suya suyos suyas nuestro nuestra nuestros nuestras ours; (of ours) your; (of) yours; their (of theirs) suyo suya suyos suyas

No, pero tengo las nuestras. ¿Tienes las revistas de BAL?

¿ Conoces la profesora de Pepe? No, pero conozco la nuestra.

¿Estos lápices son de Marcos y Carolina? No, estos son los nuestros.

Stressed Possessive Adjectives Masculine singular Feminine singular Masculine plural Feminine plural English translation mío mía míos mías my; (of) mine tuyo tuya tuyos tuyas your; of yours Stressed Possessive Adjectives your; (of) yours; his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its suyo suya suyos suyas nuestro nuestra nuestros nuestras ours; (of ours) vuestro vuestra vuestros vuestras your;(of) yours your; (of) yours; their (of theirs) suyo suya suyos suyas

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