Transcript Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives and
Pronouns
“Mi casa es su casa”
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my, my, …
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You use possessive adjectives to tell what
belongs to someone or to show relationships.
In English, the possessive adjectives are: my,
your, his, her, its, our, and their
Unlike English, Spanish has two types of
possessive adjectives: the short (unstressed)
forms, and the long (stressed) forms
En español:
mi
mis
tu
tus
my
su
sus
his, her,
your
nuestro, nuestra
nuestros, nuestras
our
your
su
sus
their,
your (y’all’s)
¿Recuerdas? - “de” is also used to show
possession or relationship and is the same
as our English –’s and –s’
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la huelga de GE
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GE’s strike
las fábricas de Bill Gates
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Bill Gates’ factories
►su huelga
its (their) strike
►sus fábricas
his factories
Possessive adjectives precede the
nouns they modify and agree with the
nouns that follow them in number ,just
like other adjectives…
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mi ejecutivo
nuestra acción
nuestro impuesto
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mis ejecutivos
nuestras acciones
nuestros impuestos
Only nuestro and nuestra have
different feminine and masculine
endings.
Su and sus can have many different
meanings:
his, her, its, your, or their
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su marca
{
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sus proyectos
{ his, her, its, your, their
his, her, its, your (Ud. or
Uds.), their brand
projects
To be more specific, you can use de
+ noun or pronoun
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su deuda
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(its, her, his, your, their)
debt
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la
la
la
la
la
la
deuda
deuda
deuda
deuda
deuda
deuda
de
de
de
de
de
de
ella
él
usted
ustedes
ellos
ellas
Un poco de práctica…
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(Our) primos son de
Tenemos cinco primos. Nuestros
Wisconsin.
We have five cousins. Our cousins are from
Wisconsin.
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--¿Te gustan las decoraciones de Amanda?
sus decoraciones siempre son buenas.
--Sí, (her)
-- Do you like Amanda’s decorations?
--Yes, her decorations are always good.
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sus
Los viajeros ocuparon _______asientos
en
seguida.
mi
Compré _______radio
en Italia.
su
Dé usted _________llave
al portero.
nuestras
Pondremos_________joyas
en la caja
fuerte.
tus
¿Viste a _______amigos
esta mañana?
Stressed Possessive Adjectives
masculine feminine
mío
mía
míos
mías
tuyo
tuya
tuyos
tuyas
masculine
nuestro
nuestros
feminine
nuestra
nuestras
suyo
suyos
suyo
suyos
suya
suyas
suya
suyas
Stressed Possessive Adjectives -
Stressed (long) adjective are less commonly used
than the unstressed forms
masculine
feminine
mío/míos
tuyo/tuyos
suyo/suyos
mía/mías
tuya/tuyas
suya/suyas
nuestro/
nuestros
suyo/suyos
nuestra/
nuestras
suya/suyas
my; (of) mine
your; (of) yours (fam.)
your; (of) your (form.);
his; (of) his; her; (of)
hers; its
our; (of) ours
your; (of) yours (form.);
their; (of) theirs
Stressed Possessive Adjectives
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are occasionally used when the speaker
wishes to emphasize the possessive
adjective
¡Hijo mío! ¿A dónde fuiste?
My son, where did you go?
¿Tu novio? No, ¡Ricardo es novio mío!
Your boyfriend? No, Richard is MY boyfriend!
Stressed Possessive Adjectives
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always follow the nouns they modify
and agree with them in number and
gender
mi amiga
sus ingresos
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tu cheque
nuestras acciones
la amiga mía
los ingresos suyos
el cheque tuyo
las acciones nuestras
Possessive Pronouns
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Are used to replace the noun + possessive
adjective. They agree with the noun in
both number and gender.
el cheque tuyo
los ingresos nuestros
la tarjeta de crédito suya
el tuyo
los nuestros
la suya
I think your sons are not in the same school
as ours.
Creo que tus hijos no están en la misma
los nuestros
escuela que _____________.
His (her) car is en the garage; mine is in
front of the door.
el mío
Su coche está en el garaje; ________
está
delante de la puerta.
After “ser”
--¿Es tuya la calculadora?
--No, no es mía.
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Here you don’t need an article before the
stressed possessive adjective when it
follows “ser”.
UNA COSITA MÁS…
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Quiero lo mío.
I want what is mine.
lo + sing. stressed possessive, otherwise
known as Neuter Stressed Possessive
Pronouns, are used to refer to abstract
ideas or concepts, like what is mine, what
is yours, etc.
RECAP:
Short (unstressed)
possessives come
BEFORE the noun
they modify
Long (stressed) possessives come AFTER
the noun they modify
or REPLACE it
el coche mío = the car of
mi coche= my car
mine / MY car
tu libro = your book
el libro tuyo = the book of
su mochila = his/her/
yours / YOUR book
your/their backpack
la suya = his/hers/
nuestra casa= our house
yours/theirs
la nuestra= ours