Los adjetivos posesivosLos adjetivos posesivos

What’s the POINT? What is the ESSENTIAL QUESTION?

How do I correctly express possession in Spanish using possessive adjectives (words like my, his, our, etc.)?

Gramática 3.2

What are they?

Possessive adjectives express ownership of things and people.

Por ejemplo: ◦Es mi dinero. (It’s my money.)

◦Ellos son sus maestros. (Those are his teachers.)

Connecting with Prior Knowledge:

LikeLike other Spanish adjectives, possessive adjectives always agree in GENDERGENDER and sometimes NUMBER NUMBER with the noun they describe.

Ejemplo: las chicas bonitas la mujer bonita

UnlikeUnlike other Spanish adjectives, however, possessive adjectives go directly before the noun they describe.

Es mi gata. (It’s my cat.)

Son mis gatas. (They are my cats.)

MI - my

TU - your (familiar)

SU - your (formal)

SU - his/her/its

NUESTRO(A) - our

VUESTRO(A) - your (plural) SPAIN

SU - your (plural)

SU - their

SINGULAR POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective:

1.________ hermano (my)2. _______ tío (your)3. _______ tía (your)4. _______ primo (his)5. _______ madre (our)6. _______ abuela (their)

PRÁCTICA

Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective:

1.__mi___ hermano (my)2. __tu___ tío (your)3. __tu___ tía (your)4. __su___ primo (his)5. _nuestra_ madre (our)6. __su__ abuela (their)

PRÁCTICA

MIS – my

TUS - your

SUS - your (formal)

SUS - his/her/its

NUESTROS(AS) – our

VUESTRO(AS)- your SPAIN

SUS - your (plural)

SUS - their

PLURAL POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective:

1.________ hermanos (my)2. _______ tíos (your)3. _______ amigos (your)4. _______ primos (his)5. _______ padres (our)6. _______ abuela (their)

PRÁCTICA

Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective:

1.__mis___ hermanos (my)2. __tus___ tíos (your)3. __tus___ amigos (your)4. __sus___ primos (his)5. _nuestros__ padres (our)6. __su____ abuela (their)**

PRÁCTICA

How do I How do I clarify clarify between between his/her and his/her and their?their?

Use: NOUN + de + PERSON  Ejemplo: Es su abuela. 

OR 

Es la abuela de Juan. Es la abuela de Anita. Es la abuela de ellos.

 

Keep in Keep in mind!mind!

When discussing your family you may also want to use indefinite articles.

Por ejemplo:Tengo un hermano. Mi

hermano tiene siete años. (I have a brother. My brother is

seven years old.)

AVOID saying, “Tengo el hermano.”

CONTRAST the use of possessive adjectives in Spanish and English.

(How are they different?)

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