Possessive Adjectives  In Spanish there are NO apostrophes.  You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog, (using an apostrophe)

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2 Possessive Adjectives

3  In Spanish there are NO apostrophes.  You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog, (using an apostrophe)

4  You must say,  “The dog of Jorge,” only in Spanish. Like this:  El perro de Jorge.

5  This concept of showing possession is using “de + noun.” For example:

6  Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe. La hermana de Maria es amable.

7  Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct?  Well, they can also show possession.

8  Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.

9  It like saying “my dog, your house, his notebook, etc.”

10 Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish!

11 singular mi / mis(my) tu / tus(your) su / sus (his,her) or (your f.) plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your f.)

12  Some examples: mi hermano mis hermanos tu abuela tus abuelas su hijosus hijos nuestro tíonuestros tíos nuestra tíanuestras tías

13  The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.

14  Mi prima es alta.  Todas mis primas son altas.

15  Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael?  No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.

16 Let’s review again!

17 singular mi / mis(my) tu / tus(your) su / sus (his,her) or (your f.) plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your f.)