Department of Modern Languages

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Short possessive adjectives are always placed before a noun. The following can be used with a masculine singular noun: mi tu su (my) (your, familiar, sing.) (your, formal, sing.) (his) (her) nuestro vuestro su (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their) Possessive adjectives agree with the thing or things possessed - not with the possessor.

Yo tengo mi libro I have my book. Voluntarios ¿Cómo se dice en español? Yo = I Mi = My Tú tienes tu cuaderno. You have your notebook. (familar) tú = you tu = your Nosotros tenemos nuestro coche. We have our car. Nosotros = We Nuestro = Our Ella tiene su reloj. She has her watch. Ella= She Su= Her

Notice that the only forms that differ from masculine singular are nuestra and vuestra. Short possessive adjectives are always placed before a noun. The following can be used with a feminine singular noun: mi tu su (my) (your, familiar, sing.) (your, formal, sing.) (his) (her) nuestra vuestra su (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their)

The possessive adjectives that are used with a masculine plural noun are as follows: mis tus sus (my… libros) (your, fam., sing.) (your, form., sing.) (his) (her) nuestros vuestros sus (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their)

The possessive adjectives that are used with a feminine plural noun are as follows: mis tus sus (my… mesas) (your, fam., sing.) (your, form., sing.) (his) (her) nuestras vuestras sus (our) (your, fam., pl.) (your, form., pl.) (their) Notice that the only forms that differ from masculine singular are nuestras and vuestras.

Voluntarios ¿Cómo se dice en español? Ustedes tienen nuestras bicicletas. You (all) have our bicycles. (formal) Tú tienes tus frutas. You (singular) have your fruits. tú = you tus = your Ellas tienen sus casas. They (female) have their houses. Ellas = They their = sus

The construction de + noun can also be used to indicate possession. Raúl’s book is interesting. El libro de Raúl es interesante. We use a definite article with the thing possessed…..then de (of).. …and then the possessor. The format in Spanish is as follows: We never use an apostrophe in Spanish to express possession.

mi tu su nuestro vuestro su (s) a, (os, as) a,(os,as) (s) [ de mí ] [ de ti ] [ de él ] [ de ella ] [ de usted ] [ de nosotros/as ] [ de vosotros/as ] [ de ellos ] [ de ellas ] [ de ustedes ] The prepositional forms that can accompany or replace the possessive adjectives are as follows: These are used for clarification or emphasis.

The oral link, or enlace, between de and el is reflected in the written merging of the two... Es el bolígrafo d el profesor Gómez.e Es el bolígrafo de la profesora Pérez. But... Notice also... ¿el bolígrafo es de ella? No, es el bolígrafo de él. de + el = del We do not combine de and él (him).

Voluntarios ¿Cómo se dice en español? La bicicleta de Pablo es pequeña. Pablo’s bicycle is small. El libro de Juan es bueno. Juan’s book is good.

¿Cómo se dice en español? 1.(Our)____ clases en la Universidad de Mississippi _____ (to be) difíciles. 2.(Her) ___ casas ____ (to be) grandes. 3.Nosotros (to study) _____ mucho (our) ____ materias académicas.

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