1. Possessive Adjectives Remember the possessive adjectives from Spanish 1? You learned my, your, his, her, our, their: Possessive Adjectives from Spanish 1: My (sing item) ______________ My (plural item) __________ Our (masc) __________ Our (fem) __________ Our (masc/plural item) __________ Our (fem/plural item) __________ Your __________ Your (plural) __________ X His, her, your formal __________ His, her, your formal (plural item) __________ Their, all of your__________ Their, all of your (plural item) __________

2. Our family = nuestra familia. His shirt = su camisa. Their shirt = su camisa. All of your homework = su tarea.

3. Remember… The possessive adjectives match the ITEM they are describing, NOT the people owning the item. Their house = SU casa. (one house, so “su” is singular, even if 100 people own it).

4. Possessive adjectives also have a long form. It is more expressive, and you use it to call special attention: Cenamos con un amigo mío = We are eating dinner with a friend OF MINE.

5. Of mine (sing/masc item) _mío Of mine (sing/fem item) mía Of mine (plural/masc item) _míos_ Of mine (plural/fem item) __mías__ Of ours (sing/masc) __nuestro_ Of ours (sing/fem) _nuestra_ Of ours(plur/masc item) nuestros_ Of ours(plur/fem item) nuestras Of yours (sing/masc item) tuyo__ Of yours (sing/fem item) _tuya_ Of yours (plural/masc item) tuyos_ Of yours (plural/fem item) __tuyas__ X Of his, hers, yours formal (sing/masc item) _suyo__ Of his, hers, yours formal (sing/fem item) __suya__ Of his, hers, yours formal (plur/masc item) _suyos__ Of his, hers, yours formal (plur/fem item) __suyas_ Of theirs, of all of yours (sing/masc)_suyo_ Of theirs, of all of yours (sing/fem)_suya_ Of theirs, of all of yours (plur/masc)_suyos_ Of theirs, of all of yours (plur/fem)suyas_

6. Possessive pronouns also show personal relationships. To form a possessive pronoun: Use the long form of the possessive adjectives. Add el, la, los, las according to the gender and number of the NOUN it replaces. Put the adjective AFTER

7. Ex: Mis zapatos son bonitos, pero me gustan los tuyos también. (my shoes are pretty, but I like yours too) 1. This dress is long, but hers is short. ____Este vestido es largo, pero el suyo es corto______

8. 2. Those strawberries are delicious, and yours are good, too. ____Esas fresas son ricas, y las tuyas son buenas, también._____ 3. My calculator does not work (serve). May I use yours? Mi calculadora no sirve. ¿Puedo usar la tuya?_

9. Don’t use the definite article (el, la) before SER Ex: The dog is mine = El perro es mío. she is a friend of mine = ella es una amiga mía He has his car, and you have yours = Él tiene su coche, y tu tienes el tuyo. They are relatives of ours = Ellos son parientes nuestros. This book is not good. Do you want to read ours? = Este libro no es bueno. ¿Quieres leer el nuestro?