Adjetivos Posesivos Possessive adjectives – lesson 1

Adjetivos Posesivos my your his our their Piensa: How do we express in English that something belongs to someone? The book belongs to me: It is ______ book. The cat belongs to you: It is ______ shirt. The red car belongs to the man: It is ______ red car. The brick house belongs to us: It is ______ house. The baseball belongs to the boys: It is ________ hat. my your his our their

En español… These are placed BEFORE the noun. * = MUST MATCH IN GENDER  In Spanish, they use a similar format (called the short form) to express possession.   My = mi(s)  Our = nuestro(s)/nuestra(s)*  Your (informal) = tu(s) [no accent]  Y’all’s (SP) = vuestro(s)/vuestra(s)*  His/her/your (formal) = su(s)  Their/you all’s = su(s) These are placed BEFORE the noun. ex. My desk  mi escritorio

* = used only for nosotros/vosotros form En español… Like regular adjectives in Spanish, possessive adjectives have to agree with the noun they modify. singular or plural masculine or feminine* Ejemplos: Él es su sobrino. (He is her cousin.) Son sus pantalones. (They are his pants.) Es nuestra bolsa. (It is our bag.) Son nuestros calcetines. (They are our uncles.) * = used only for nosotros/vosotros form

Práctica mi tus su nuestra sus My dress= ______ vestido Your (informal) shoes= _______ zapatos Her necklace = _______ collar Our* tie= _________ corbata Their shirts = __________ camisas mi tus su nuestra sus

Posesión con "de"

Adjetivos Posesivos con "de" Piensa: How do we express that something belongs to a specific person? The cat belongs to Shayla: It is ______________ cat. The red umbrella belongs to Brian: It is ____________ umbrella. The house belongs the Garcia family: It is the _____________ house. The class belongs to Ms. Green: It is __________________ class. Shayla’s Brian’s Garcia’s Ms. Green´s

the thing being owned + de + the person who owns it En español… In SPANISH, the ‘s that we use in English does not exist to show possession! INSTEAD, we use the following formula: the thing being owned + de + the person who owns it Ejemplos: Shayla’s cat = el gato de Shayla Brian’s umbrella= el paraguas de Brian Ms. Green´s class = la clase de Señorita Verde

Confusiones potenciales Since the form su can mean 7 different things: his, her, its, your, their (masc./fem.), your (pl.) If there is confusion, the owner can be identified by asking who the item belongs to: ¿De quién? And responded with the “de” form introduced on the previous slide Ejemplo: Es su lápiz. (It is her pencil.) -¿De quién? (Of whom?-Whose pencil?) De María. (of María. – María´s pencil.)

Práctica con todo mis mi tu tus su sus nuestra nuestras su sus de de ¿Cómo se dice…? MY scarf _______ bufanda……………………………..My scarves  ______ bufandas YOUR (informal) suit _______ traje………..Your(inf) suits  _____ trajes HIS jacket _______ chaqueta………………………………His jackets  _____ chaquetas OUR boot __________ bota*……………........Our boots  ___________ botas* THEIR ring _______ anillo…………………………….Their rings  ______ anillos Un poco diferente… Justin’s coat el abrigo____ Justin Ms. Green´s hat el sombrero____ Srta. Verde mis mi tu tus su sus nuestra nuestras su sus de de

¡Practicamos!

My bathing suit Mi traje de baño

Our wallet Nuestra cartera

His bow tie Su corbatín

Their bracelet Su pulsera

Your (inf) rainjacket Tu impermeable

Juana´s t-shirt La camiseta de Juana

Los vaqueros de Rico y Pepe Rico y Pepe´s jeans Los vaqueros de Rico y Pepe

Ms. Green´s sunglasses Las gafas de sol de Srta. Verde.

Ahora, describe tu ropa con los colores. Ej. Tengo mi camisa blanco, mis zapatos negos, etc...