Possessive Adjectives Short form and long form

4 Ways to Express Possession 1)Tener=To have 1)Tener=To have Tengo| Tenemos Tienes| Ten éis Tiene| Tienen EX: 1. Mi mama tiene un carro 2. Yo tengo un carro. 3. Nosotros tenemos una casa.

4 Ways to Express Possession 2) ‘s = de (possessor) 2) ‘s = de (possessor) My mother’s car.My mom’s dog. My mother’s car.My mom’s dog. El carro de mi mama. El perro de mi mama. El carro de mi mama. El perro de mi mama.

3) Adjectivos possesivos (short form) Singular________ Plural___________ Mi (my) |nuestro(a) (our) mis |nuestros(as) Tu (your informal |Vuestro(a) (you all) tus |vuestros(as) Su (his/her/its) |su (their) sus |sus Ex: It is her car = Es su carro It is your car= Es tu carro

When not to use them There are some instances that require the use of the possessive in English that do not in Spanish: I am washing my hair.  Me lavo el pelo. I am washing my hair.  Me lavo el pelo. My head hurts.  Me duele la cabeza. My head hurts.  Me duele la cabeza. Also, since su can mean so many things, it is often preferable to use de and the subject pronoun: Tengo su perro.  Tengo el perro de ella. Tengo su perro.  Tengo el perro de ella. Como su cena,  Como la cena de ellos. Como su cena,  Como la cena de ellos.

Long form These can mean the same thing as the short form, but they are better translated as “ of mine ” or “ of yours. ” These can mean the same thing as the short form, but they are better translated as “ of mine ” or “ of yours. ” They still match the noun in number and gender. They still match the noun in number and gender. The follow the noun rather than come before. The follow the noun rather than come before.

4) Adjectivos posesivos (Long form)- emphasis on the onwnership by the subject mío, mía míos, mías my, of mine tuyo, tuya tuyos, tuyas your (singular, familiar), os yours suyo, suya suyos, suyas his, her, your (formal), their, of his, of hers, of theirs, of yours nuestro, nuestros nuestra, nuestras our, of ours vuestro, vuestros vuestra, vuestras your (plural, familiar)

Examples my cat/the cat of mineel gato mío my cats/the cats of minelos gatos míos our hat/the hat of oursel sombrero nuestro our hats/the hats of ourslos sombreros nuestros

Practice 4 Forms of Possession

Answer 1. Tener form 2. De form 3. Possessive adjectives(short form) 4. Possessive adjectives (long form)

Practica Translate using all 4 forms of possession Translate using all 4 forms of possession 1. Julia has a pink pen. 1. Julia has a pink pen. 1. Julia tiene un boligrafo rosado 1. Julia tiene un boligrafo rosado 2. El boligrafo de Jualia es rosado 2. El boligrafo de Jualia es rosado 3. Su boligrafo es rosado 3. Su boligrafo es rosado 4. El boligrafo rosado es suyo 4. El boligrafo rosado es suyo

Maria has a white car Maria has a white car A. Ella tiene un carro blanco A. Ella tiene un carro blanco B. El carro de ella es blanco B. El carro de ella es blanco C. Su carro es blanco C. Su carro es blanco D. El carro blanco es suyo. D. El carro blanco es suyo.