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Possessive Adjectives
Unidad 1 Etapa 3
Pg. 82
Possessive AdjectivesPossessive adjectives tell you who ownssomething or describes a relationshipbetween two people or things.
In Spanish, possessive adjectives agree innumber with the nouns they describe.
Remember that the possessive adjectiverefers to the person(s) or thing(s) beingpossessed, not the possessor.
Possessive AdjectivesThere are both singular and pluralpossessive adjectives, just like regularadjectives:
Es mi libro. It is my book.
Son mis libros. They are my books.
Singular Possessive Adjectives(describe singular things that people/things possess)
Sutheir/all of your
Suhis/her/it’s/your
Vuestro (a)y’all
Tuyour
Nuestro (a)our
Mimy
Plural Possessive Adjectives(describe plural things that people/things possess)
Sustheir/all of yours
Sushis/her/it’s/your
Vuestro (as)y’all’s
Tusyour
Nuestros (as)our
Mismy
The adjectives nuestro(a) and vuestro(a)must also agree in gender with the nounsthey describe.
Ejemplos:
SINGULAR PLURALNuestro abuelo Nuestros abuelosNuestra abuela Nuestras abuelas
If you need to emphasize, substitute theadjective with:
de + pronoun or the person’s name
Es su tío. Es el tío de él.
de usted, él, ellade nosotros (as)de vosotros (as)
de ustedes, ellos (as)
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