Possessive Adjectives                                                                                                                                         Page 162 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 dog your house his notebook

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 Adjectives Singular Plural My Mi Mis Your (familiar) Tu Tus His/Her/Your (formal) Su Sus Our Nuestro Nuestros Nuestra Nuestras Their

Possessive Adjectives Ejemplos: 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. 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