Expressing Possession

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1 Expressing Possession
What mine is mine…

2 Possession There are 3 ways to express possession in Spanish.
Use SER + de La chaqueta es de Elena. The jacket is Elena’s. Use TENER Tengo dos libros. I have two books.

3 Possessive adjectives
The 3rd way to express possession is to use possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. Possessive adjectives are placed in front of the noun they modify. Possessive pronouns take the place of the noun they modify. Possessive adjectives and pronoun agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

4 Possessive Adjectives
Mi /mis = my Nuestro / nuestra/ nuestros / nuestras = Our Tu / tus = your (inf.) Vuestro / vuestra/ vuestros / vuestras = Your (inf.) Su / sus = his, her, your (for.) Su / sus = their (m.), their (f.), your (pl. for.)

5 Examples. Mi libro. My book Mis libros. My books. Tu libro. Your book.
Tus libros. Your books. Nuestro libro. Our book. Nuestros libros. Our books. Su libro = ??? Sus libros = ???

6 Possessive Pronouns Mío / mía/ míos / mías = mine
Nuestro / nuestra/ nuestros / nuestras = Our Tuyo / tuya / tuyos / tuyas = yours (inf.) Vuestro / vuestra/ vuestros / vuestras = Your (inf.) Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas = his, hers, yours (for.) Suyo / suya / suyos / suyas = theirs (m.), theirs (f.), yours (pl. for.)

7 Examples ¿Es tu libro? Is this your book Este coche es nuestro.
Sí, es mío. Yes it´s mine. Este coche es nuestro. This car is ours. ¿Es suya la casa? Is this house yours.