1. Los adjetivos posesivos Los apuntes de clase

2. Los apuntes: los adjetivos y los pronombres de posesión Besides the SHORT form- mi(s), tu(s), su(s), nuestro (a/os/as),and vuestro (a/os/as)- There is also a LONG (stressed) form. The long form tends to emphasize and to be more expressive. Marco es mi amigo. -- Marco is my friend. Marco es un amigo mío. -- Marco is a friend of mine.

3. The possessive long form adjectives are: mío (a) - minenuestro (a) – ours míos (as)nuestros (as) tuyo(a)-yours(familiar)vuestro(a)-yours tuyos (as)vuestros (as) suyo (a) – his, hers,its,yours (formal),theirs suyos (as)

4. **Must AGREE in gender and in number with the noun. Felipe is a friend of ours. Felipe es un amigo nuestro.

5. los pronombres de posesión To form the possessive pronoun: 1.Use the LONG FORM of the possessive adjective. 2.ADD el, la, los, las according to the gender and number of the NOUN it replaces.

6. his house and ours su casa y la nuestra your dogs and mine tus perros y los míos my calculator and yours mi calculadora y la tuya Our school is better than theirs. Nuestra escuela es mejor que la suya.

7. NOTE: The definite article is generally omitted directly after the verb SER. These books are hers. Estos libros son suyos. The money is mine. El dinero es mío.