1. Possessive adjectives

2. We can use an ‘s to show possession in English. Juan’s pen  But, in Spanish there is NO apostrophe! We use DE to show possession. La pluma de Juan In Spanish and English, you can also use a POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE to show possession.

3. A possessive adjective tells what belongs to someone or shows a relationship Examples: Her book Whose book? my sister How are they related?

4. The possessive adjectives in Español are: my your (i) his/her/ your (f) our y’alls Their you all’s mi mis tu tus su sus nuestr@ nuestr@s su sus vuestr@ vuestr@s

5. All adjectives, even POSSESSIVE adjectives must match the noun in GENDER &NUMBER mi profesora nuestros libros

6. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES must go BEFORE the noun they describe!!!!!! Usually in Spanish the adjective goes AFTER the noun it describes. His cat: _______ gato The black : ___ gato _______ cat su negro el

7. VAMOS A PRACTICAR PQ p 5 act A y B 1.El perro de Juan 2.La bicicleta de María 3.El padre de Fernando 4.El lápiz de Eva 5.La madre de nuestr@ prim@ 1. Sus 2. Nuestro 3. Su 4. Nuestros 5. mis 6. Mi 7. Vuestras 8. Tus 9. Sus 10. nuestra