POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES There are 2 ways to express possession in English. Use ‘s to show an item belongs to a specific person Ex. Maria’s sweater 2. Use a possessive adjective Ex. my sweater Instead of adding ‘s to the owner, Spanish uses this formula: Possession + de + owner Ex. El suéter de Maria

Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish My – mi, mis Your (fam.s.)- tu, tus Your (Form.s.)- su, sus His, her, its, their- su, sus Our – nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras Your (fam.pl.) – vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras Your (form.pl.) – su, sus

Examples: His book – su libro His books – sus libros Our book – nuestro libro Our books – nuestros libros Therefore, su libro could mean his book, her book, their book or your book. Of course, Spanish has a way to specify each of these!

To specify or clarify De él – his De ella – her De usted – your (form. S.) De ustedes – your (you all’s) De mí – my De ti – your (fam. Sing.)

Examples Es el libro de ella. It’s her book. Es la chaqueta de ellos. It’s their jacket. Es la falda de ti. It’s your skirt. You can use nouns or names in this fashion ,too! Ex. Es el libro de Sra. Lilly