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De Viaje 3
Possessive Adjectives/ Possessive Pronouns
Showing Possession
In Spanish there are NO apostrophes.
You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog, (using an apostrophe)
Showing Posession
You must say, “The dog of Jorge,” only in Spanish. Like this: El perro de Jorge.
De + noun
This concept of showing possession is using “de + noun.” For example:
De + Noun
Tengo el cuaderno
de
Felipe.
La hermana
de
amable.
Maria es
Possessive Adjectives Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct?
Well, they can also show possession.
Possessive Adjectives Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.
Posessive Adjectives It like saying “my dog, your house, his notebook, etc.”
Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish!
Posessive Adjectives singular plural mi / mis (my) tu / tus (your) su / sus (his,her) or (your f.) nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your f.)
Possessive Adjectives
Some examples:
mi
hermano
mis
hermanos
tu
abuela
su
hijo
nuestro
tío
nuestra
tía
tus
abuelas
sus
hijos
nuestros
tíos
nuestras
tías
Possessive Adjectives The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.
Posessive Adjectives
Mi prima es alta.
Todas mis primas son altas.
Posessive Adjectives
¿Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael?
No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.
Posessive Adjectives
Since
su
and
sus
have many meanings, use the prepositional phrase
de
+ name/pronoun instead for clarity or emphasis.
Posessive Adjectives
Sus pantalones son elegantes.
¿Los pantalones de ella ?
No, los de usted .
Possessive Pronouns
A possessive pronoun replaces a noun that is modified by a possessive adjective. Like any pronoun, the possessive pronoun must agree in gender and number with the noun it replaces. Note that the possessive pronoun is accompanied by a definite article.
Posseive Adj. Possessive Pronoun
Mi, mis Tu, tus mine - el m ío, la mía, los míos, las mías yours el tuyo, la tuya, los tuyos, las tuyas Su, sus his,hers,their - el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas Nuestro/a, nuestros/as our(s) el/la nuestro/a, los/las nuestros/as
Possessive Pronouns
Ex. ¿Tienes tu camisa ?
Sí, tengo la mía .
Voy a ponerte los zapatos .
Voy a ponerte los tuyos .