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Possessives
Adjectives and Pronouns


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Possessive Adjectives
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Normas
•These agree with the noun they modify in number and/or gender.
• Placement is before the noun it modifies.
• The possessive adjective (p.a.) replaces definite and indefinite
articles.
• In English, the p.a. are: my, your(s), his, her, our, their.
• The p.a. referring to singular and 3rd person pronouns only have 2
forms: singular and plural.
• The p.a. for plural “our” and “your” have 4 forms.


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Possessive Adjectives
Singular

Plural

Mi/mis –
my
Tu/tus –
your

Nuestro/-a /-os /-as our

Vuestro/ -a/-os/ -as –
Your

Su/sus – his, her, its,
your

Su/sus –
their, your

 To clarify who su/sus refers to use de + (subject) pronoun instead.


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Possessive Pronouns
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Normas
• Not used frequently in Spanish.
• Refer to the owner as well as the object owned it must agree in
number and gender with noun.
• Found frequently after 3rd person conjugations of ser (primarily es
and son).
• In English the possessive pronouns (p.p.) are: mine, yours, his,
hers, ours, theirs.
• The p.p. alone following a noun does not need of (de) as it in
English.
• La amiga suya es bonita.

The friend of hers is pretty.


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Possessive Pronouns
Singular

Plural

Mío (s)/Mía (s)
mine

Nuestro (s)/Nuestra (s)
ours

Tuyo (s)/Tuya (s)
yours

Vuestro (s)/Vuestra (s)
yours

Suyo (s)/Suya (s)
His, hers, yours

Suyo (s)/Suya (s)
Theirs, yours


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Practica
Es _ teléfono. (my)
 Es _ casa. (your) s.
 Es _ mesa. (our) f.s.
 Son _ sillas. (his)
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• Es mi teléfono.
• Es tu casa.
• Es nuestra casa.
• Son sus sillas.

Es mío
 Es tuya.
 Es nuestra.
 Son suyas.
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Possessive Pronouns
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Statements of comparison
 When we compare/contrast 2 or more things, we
usually mention the item once and then use a
pronoun in reference to it.
 my house is red, but yours [your house] is white.

 In Spanish you include the appropriate definite article
with the pronoun.
 Mi casa es roja, pero la suya [su casa] es blanca.


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Practica
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Es ___ pintura. (her)
Los gatos son ___. (theirs)
Un amigo __ trabaja aquí. (mine)
Nuestra marca es barata; ___ es cara. (yours)
Esos compañeros ___ son muy listos. (mine)
Son __ tazas. ( your)
El caballo es ___. (yours)
Trabajo con una amiga __. (yours)
Sus joyas son imitaciones, pero ___ son
autenticas. (ours)