Transcript possessive adjectives

How to Show Possession
Showing Possession
In Spanish there are NO
apostrophes.
You cannot say “Jorge’s dog”
Long Form
You must say “the dog of Jorge”
In Spanish = “el perro de Jorge”
Example
Mrs. Lynn’s sister
la hermana de Sra. Lynn
Maria’s book
El libro de Maria
Short Form
Posessive Adjectives
singular
my 
your 
his 
her 
mi (m/f)
tu (m/f)
su (m/f)
su (m/f)
your formal  su (m/f)
our  nuestro (m) nuestra (f)
their 
su (m/f)
plural
just add “s” 



mis
tus
sus
sus

sus

nuestros (m) nuestras (f)

sus
Posessive Adjectives
Mi prima es alta.
Mis primas son altas.
The possessive adjective must be singular if the
noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.