1. Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive Adjectives

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

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

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

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

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

7. Possesive Practice
The door’s window
la ventana ____________________

8. Possesive Practice
The boy’s pencil
el lápiz ________________

9. Possesive Practice
The girl’s pen
la pluma ___________________

10. Possesive Practice
John’s book
el libro _____________________

11. Possesive Practice
The book’s pages
las páginas __________________

12. Possesive Practice
The student’s hat
el sombrero ___________________

13. Possesive Practice
Mary’s money
el dinero __________________

14. Possesive Practice The teacher’s computer
la computadora __________________

15. Possesive Practice
The boy’s car.
el coche _______________________

16. Possesive Practice
The woman’s ring.
el anillo ____________________

17. Possessive Adjectives
Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct?
Well, they can also show possession.

18. Possessive Adjectives
Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.

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

20. Here are the possessive
adjectives in Spanish!

21. 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.)

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

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

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

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

26. Let’s review again!

27. 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.)