1. Possessive Adjectives (Long Forms)
Sr. Peterson – January 29th, 2019

2. How do we show possession in Spanish?
In Spanish 1, you learned that you can show possession in Spanish by using de + noun / pronoun (el caballo de mis tíos/de ellos).
In addition, you can show possession using the short-form possessive adjectives: mi(s), tu(s), su(s), nuestro(s), vuestro(s), vuestra(s).
Finally, there are also long-form (or stressed) possessive adjectives…

3. Possessive Adjectives (Long Forms)

4. *The long-form possessive adjectives are placed after the noun that they agree with in number and gender.
Examples:
Esa es la vaca mía.  That is my cow.
¿Es ese el burro tuyo?  Is that your donkey?
Este es el gallo nuestro.  This is our rooster.
¿Son estos los conejos suyos?  Are these his/her/your rabbits?
Todos esos son animales nuestros.  All of those are our animals.

5. *The possessive adjectives also may be used immediately after a form of the verb ser.
Example:
¿Son tuyos?  Are they yours?
Sí, son míos.  Yes, they are mine.

6. *To clarify the meaning of a sentence containing suyo(s), suya(s), it may sometimes be necessary to substitute a phrase that uses de followed by a prepositional pronoun.
Example: ¿Son las ovejas suyas?  ¿Son las ovejas de él / de ella / de Ud. / de ellos / de ellas / de Uds.? (Are the sheep his/hers/yours/theirs/yours?)

7. *Lastly, possessive pronouns may be used in place of a possessive adjective and a noun.
They are formed by placing a definite article in front of the long-form possessive adjectives. Observe how possessive pronouns are used in the following sentences…
Veo tu toro y el mío también.  I see your bull and mine, too.
Mis ovejas están gordas y también lo están las tuyas.  My sheep are fat and so are yours.
¿Es ese pavo el nuestro?  Is that turkey ours?
Nuestros gallos son esos y los suyos son estos.  Our roosters are (those ones) over there and his/hers/yours are (these ones) over here.

8. Práctica
Libro de práctica (WB) – páginas Let’s do the first one on each page, as a class!

9. Página 84 Este es mi burro.  This (one) is my donkey.
You need to use the correct long-form possessive adjective to say…
“This donkey es mine.”
Answer = Este burro es mío.
Why use mío?  The word burro is singular and masculine.

10. Página 85 *This page is a little more challenging!
¿Es este tu burro? (marrón)
You need to use the correct long-form possessive adjective and provided characteristic in each of your responses.
You want to say, “No, mine is brown.”
Answer = No, el mío es marron.
Why use mio?  Again, the word burro is singular and masculine. Be sure to use the definite article in each response.