Possessive Adjectives Page 88 Realidades 2 Possessive Adjectives

Showing Possession In Spanish there are NO apostrophes. You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog, (using an apostrophe)

Showing Posession You must say, “The dog of Jorge,” only in Spanish. Like this: El perro de Jorge.

De + noun This concept of showing possession is using “de + noun.” For example:

De + Noun Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe. La hermana de Maria es amable.

Possesive Practice Ex. The girl’s money the money of the girl el dinero _________________ de la chica

Possesive Practice The door’s window la ventana ____________________

Possesive Practice The boy’s pencil el lápiz ________________

Possesive Practice The girl’s pen la pluma ___________________

Possesive Practice John’s book el libro _____________________

Possesive Practice The book’s pages las páginas __________________

Possesive Practice The student’s hat el sombrero ___________________

Possesive Practice Mary’s money el dinero __________________

Possesive Practice The teacher’s computer la computadora __________________

Possesive Practice The boy’s car. el coche _______________________

Possesive Practice The woman’s ring. el anillo ____________________

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.

Posessive Adjectives It like saying “my dog, your house, his notebook, etc.”

Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish!

Posessive Adjectives singular mi / mis (my) tu / tus (your) su / sus (his,her) or (your f.) plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your f.)

Possessive Adjectives Some examples: mi hermano mis hermanos tu abuela tus abuelas su hijo sus hijos nuestro tío nuestros tíos nuestra tía nuestras tías

Possessive Adjectives The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.

Posessive Adjectives Mi prima es alta. Todas mis primas son altas.

Posessive Adjectives Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael? No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.

Let’s review again!

Posessive Adjectives singular mi / mis (my) tu / tus (your) su / sus (his,her) or (your f.) plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your f.)