1. Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
FLS 102
Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

2. Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
We express ownership by using possessives such as mine, his, or theirs. In English, we often use voice inflection to stress to whom the item belongs. In Spanish, we use stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns.
Es la camisa de Jorge.
Es su camisa.
Es la camisa suya.
Es suya.

3. Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
The stressed possessive adjective agrees in number and gender with the noun it modifies / item that is possessed.
mío(a)(s)
nuestro(a)(s)
tuyo(a)(s)
vuestro(a)(s)
suyo(a)(s)
It’s not about who you are;
It’s about what you have :)
Es el palacio de los Reyes de España.
Es su palacio.
Es el palacio suyo.
Es suyo.

4. Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
The stressed possessive adjective must come AFTER the noun it modifies.
Santiago lleva las sandalias de Marcos.
Él lleva las sandalias suyas.
The stressed possessive pronoun is most often accompanied by the definite article (when the verb is not SER).
Él lleva las suyas.

5. Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
¿Cómo se dice?
Adriana, can you iron my dress? Your dress? Yes, mine.
Can I wear your shoes? Mine? Yes, yours.
Carolina washed my pants. My pants? No, mine.
Raúl and his brother bought our tickets last night. Their tickets? No, ours.

6. Stressed Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns