Apuntes:Apuntes:Short & Long Possessive Short & Long Possessive

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Possessive PronounsPossessive Pronouns

my: mi, mis our: nuestro/a/os/as your: tu, tus your: vuestro/a/os/as your (ud) su, sus your (pl): su, sus his/her

su, sus their: su, sus

Short Forms of the Possessive Adjectives:

Place BEFORE the noun: su carro

mine: mío /a/os/as yours: tuyo /a/os/as his/her/your: suyo /a/os/as ours: nuestro /a/os/as your: vuestro /a/os/as their/you (pl): suyo /a/os/as

Long Forms of the Possessive Adjectives:

Place AFTER the noun: el carro es suyo

Long Forms of the Possessive Adjectives:

Place AFTER the noun: el carro es suyo

Unless it is in a question: ¿Es suyo el carro?

Place BEFORE the noun: su carro

Short Forms of the Possessive Adjectives:

1. This is my car.

2. This car is mine.

3. His car is fast.

4. That car is hers.

5. Their car is red.

6. This car is theirs.

Translate:

Éste es mi carro.

Este carro es mío.Su carro es rápido.Ese carro es suyo.Su carro es rojo.

Este carro es suyo.

Since su/sus, suyo/a/os/as have so many meanings, you need to use

NOUN + DE to clarify

su carro; el carro suyo:

his carher car

you guys’ cartheir caryour car

el carro de élel carro de ellael carro de ustedel carro de ellos/as

el carro de ustedes

When the noun is obvious, you can create a possessive pronoun with the long forms:

His car is red and mine is black.

Su carro es rojo y el mío es negro.

1. His car is fast, but mine is elegant.

2. Their house is dirty; ours is clean.

3. Her parents are young; theirs are old.

Translate:

Su carro es rápido pero el mío es elegante.

Su casa está sucia; la nuestra está limpia.

Los padres de ella son jóvenes; los de ellos son mayores.