Possessive Adjectives Remember: Spanish nouns have assigned gender Spanish adjectives adjust to match their nouns in number AND gender Spanish adjectives that end in an o have 4 forms ( alto, alta, altos, altas ) Spanish adjectives that end in a consonant or e have 2 forms ( intelectual, intelectuales/inteligente, inteligentes )
Possessive Adjectives Adjectives that end in o Adjectives that end in a consonant or e intelectualintelectuales altoaltos altaaltas
Possessive Adjectives In Spanish the preposition de takes the place of the English ‘s. These sentences are also written backwards… Carlo’s cat = el gato de Carlos To use adjectives like “mine” and “ours” in Spanish, we follow the same rules as we would with “tall” or “smart.”
Possessive Adjectives 1 personMore than 1 person Possessing 1 thing More than 1 thing Possessing 1 thing More than 1 thing 1 st person mimis nuestro nuestra nuestros nuestras 2 nd person tutus vuestro vuestra vuestros vuestras 3 rd person susussusus
Possessive Adjectives 1. El gato de Roberto es ______ gato. 2. Los peces de María son ______ peces. 3. Las hermanas de Roberto y María son _______ hermanas. 4. La hermana de mí es _______ hermana. 5. Los hermanos de mi hermana y de mí son _______ hermanos. 6. El abuelo de ti es _______ abuelo. 7. Los abuelos de ti son _______ abuelos. 8. La abuela de ti y de Claudio es _______ abuela. 9. Las tías de Ricardo y de mí son _______ tías. 10. Los perros de Antonio y Pedro son _______ perros. ¡OJO! Remember that 3 rd person plural is used for “you all” everywhere but Spain!