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Possessive Adjectives
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.
Possessive Adjectives
It‘s like saying my dogyour househis notebook
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives show ownership or
relationships between people.
Possessive Adjectives
They are placed before the noun.
They agree in gender and in number with the noun
they are describing
Possessive AdjectivesPossessive Adjectives
Singular Plural
My Mi Mis
Your (familiar) Tu Tus
His/Her/Your (formal)
Su Sus
Our Nuestro Nuestros
Nuestra Nuestras
Their Su Sus
Possessive AdjectivesEjemplos: mi hermano mis hermanostu abuela tus abuelassu hijo sus hijosnuestro tío nuestros tíosnuestra tía nuestras tías
Possessive Adjectives The possessive adjective must be
singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.
Su prima Sus primas
While possessive adjectives refer to the owner, their form agrees in gender and number with the noun that comes after them.
Nuestros abuelos. Nuestras primas.
Traduce:
Mi prima es traviesa.
Tus nietas son calladas.
Nuestros abuelos son viejos y simpáticos.
Traduce:
Mi prima es traviesa.My cousin is mischievous. Tus nietas son calladas. Your granddaughters are quiet.Nuestros abuelos son viejos y simpáticos. Our grandparents are old and nice.
Possessive Adjectives
¿Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael?
No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.
Showing Possession
In Spanish there are NO apostrophes.You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog
(using an apostrophe)
Showing Possession
You must say “The dog of Jorge” (only in Spanish) like this:
El perro de Jorge Su perro
De + noun
This concept of showing possession is using “de + noun.”
For example:
De + Noun Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe.Tengo SU cuaderno. La hermana de María es amable.Su hermana es amable.
Su and sus can take the place of a phrase with de
+ person.
¿De dónde es la madre de Juan? Su madre es de Puebla.
Traduce:Her cat
My dogs
His pencils
Our nephews
Their grandma
My uncle
Our mom
Your brother
Her grandchildren
Our cousins
Traduce:Her cat = Su gato
My dogs = Mis perros
His pencils = Sus lápices
Our nephews = Nuestros sobrinos
Their grandma = Su abuela
My uncle = Mi tío
Our mom = Nuestra madre
Your brother = Tu hermano
Her grandchildren = Sus nietos
Our cousins = Nuestros primos
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