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Los adjetivos posesivosLos adjetivos posesivosGramática 3.2 – Español 1
We already know that adjectives agree in GENDER and NUMBER with the noun they describe.
Ejemplo: las chicas bonitas
Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something!
Ejemplo: Es mi dinero. (It is my money.)
Unlike English, Spanish possessive adjectives AGREE with the nouns they describe.
Es mi gata. It is 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 - your (plural) SPAIN
SU - your (plural)
SU - their
SINGULAR POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
MIS – my
TUS - your
SUS - your (formal)
SUS - his/her/its
NUESTROS(AS) – our
VUESTRO - your SPAIN
SUS - your (plural)
SUS - their
PLURAL POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
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!
In Spanish, unlike English a possessive adjective must be repeated before each noun it modifies.
Ejemplo:Mi madre y mi padre son
de Puerto Rico. English: My mother and
father are from Puerto Rico.
Keep in Keep in mind!mind!
When discussing your family use indefinite articles.
Ejemplo:Tengo un hermano. (I have a brother). AVOID
saying, “Tengo el hermano.”
Ejemplo: Es mi hermano. (He is my brother). AVOID saying, “Es mi un hermano.”
Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective: 1.________ hermana (my)2. ________ hermanas (my)3. _______ tío (your)4. _______ tía (your)5. ________ primo (his)6. ________ primos (their)7. __________ padres (our)8. __________ madre (our)
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