Showing Ownership with Possessives Spanish II
My house…… Her cat…….. Our school……. His homework….. Their dog…. My shoes….. Your friends…… Mi casa Su gato Nuestra escuela Su tarea Su perro Mis zapatos Tus amigos
Short Form Possessive Adjectives *Rule: The short form possessive adjectives go before the noun. Ex: His - Her - My -Our - Your -All of Yours - His – Her - Your (formal) - Their – Your (plural) - Mi libro es rojo. mi / mis tu / tus su / sus nuestro/nuestra nuestros/ nuestras vuestro/ vuestra vuestros/ vuestras su / sus
Long Form Possessive Adjectives *Rules: a) The long form possessive adjectives go after the noun. b) They are used to show more emphasis when describing ownership. Ex: My -Our - Your -All of Yours - His – Her - Your (formal) - Their – Your (plural) - El libro mío es rojo. mío/ mía míos/ mías tuyo / tuya tuyos/tuyas suyo / suya suyos/ suyas nuestro/nuestra nuestros/ nuestras vuestro/ vuestra vuestros/ vuestras suyo / suya suyos/ suyas
Let’s Compare! Short Form:My dog is intelligent. Long Form: My dog is intelligent. Mi perro es inteligente. El perro mío es inteligente. They both mean the same thing! The long form is just emphasized more!
Ejemplo #1: a)Your mom is nice. b) Your mom is nice. Tu madre es simpática. La madre tuya es simpática.
Ejemplo #2: Su padre es fuerte. El padre suyo es fuerte.. a) His dad is strong. b) His dad is strong.
Ejemplo #3: Nuestros juguetes son divertidos. Los juguetes nuestros son divertidos. a) Our toys are fun. b) Our toys are fun.
Ejemplo #4: Sus libros son azules. Los libros suyos son azules. a) Their books are blue. b) Their books are blue.
Ejemplo #5: Mi tía es bonita. La tía mía es bonita. a) My aunt is pretty. b) My aunt is pretty.