4B – Possessive 4B – Possessive adjectivesadjectives

Long / stressed formsLong / stressed forms

You remember the possessive You remember the possessive adjectives – short forms:adjectives – short forms:

Possessive AdjectivesPossessive Adjectives

Mi(s) – Mi(s) – mymy

Tu(s) – Tu(s) – your your (familiar)(familiar)

Su(s) – Su(s) – his, her, his, her, your(polite)your(polite)

Nuestro(a)(os)(as)-Nuestro(a)(os)(as)-ourour

Vuestro(a)(os)(as)-Vuestro(a)(os)(as)-your (familiar)your (familiar)

Su(s) – Su(s) – their, their, your(polite)your(polite)

Possessive adjectives must agree in number Possessive adjectives must agree in number with the noun they modify.with the noun they modify.

Tu sobrinoTu sobrino estudia latín. estudia latín. Your nephew studies LatinYour nephew studies Latin

TuTuss sobrino sobrinoss estudian latín. estudian latín. Your nephews study Latin.Your nephews study Latin.

You also learned that you can show You also learned that you can show possession with “de”possession with “de”

La gallina La gallina dede mi hermano est mi hermano estáá enfermo. enfermo. My brother’s hen is sick.My brother’s hen is sick.

Las vacas Las vacas dede mi vecino se escaparon. mi vecino se escaparon. My neighbor’s cows escaped.My neighbor’s cows escaped.

You can also show possession with the You can also show possession with the long or stressedlong or stressed possessive adjectives. possessive adjectives.

mío(s), mía(s) – mío(s), mía(s) – my,(of) my,(of) minemine

tuyo(s),tuya(s) – tuyo(s),tuya(s) – your, (of) your, (of) yours yours

suyo(s), suyas – suyo(s), suyas – his, (of) hishis, (of) his her, (of) hersher, (of) hers your, (of) yoursyour, (of) yours itsits

nuestro(s), nuestra(s)- nuestro(s), nuestra(s)- our, (of) oursour, (of) ours

vuestro(s), vuestra(s)-vuestro(s), vuestra(s)-your, (of) yours your, (of) yours

suyo(s),suya(s) – suyo(s),suya(s) – their, (of) theirstheir, (of) theirs your, (of) yoursyour, (of) yours

They follow and agree with their They follow and agree with their noun.noun.

ÉÉsta es la ovejsta es la ovejaa mmííaa.. This one is my sheep. (sheep of mine)This one is my sheep. (sheep of mine)

Es el caballEs el caballoo tuytuyoo.. It is your horse. (horse of yours)It is your horse. (horse of yours)

AquAquééllas son las gallinllas son las gallinasas suysuyasas.. Those ones are his/her/their/your hens. (hens of Those ones are his/her/their/your hens. (hens of

his, hers, theirs, yours)his, hers, theirs, yours)

Notice the agreement of all adjectives with their nouns.

Son mSon mííasas. . They are mine. (las palomitThey are mine. (las palomitasas) )

Es tuyEs tuyoo.. It is yours. (el cerdIt is yours. (el cerdoo))

Son nuestroSon nuestross.. They are ours. (los animalThey are ours. (los animaleses))

Notice the agreement of all adjectives with their implied nouns.

They may also be used immediately after They may also be used immediately after serser, without a noun. The noun is implied., without a noun. The noun is implied.

suyo,a,os, assuyo,a,os, as can be clarified: can be clarified: ÉÉste es el gato ste es el gato suyosuyo.. This one is This one is his, her, your, their, your (all)his, her, your, their, your (all) cat. cat.

ÉÉste es el gato de ste es el gato de éél. (his)l. (his) ÉsÉste es el gato de ella. (hers)te es el gato de ella. (hers) ÉÉste es el gato de Ud. (yours)ste es el gato de Ud. (yours) ÉÉste es el gato de Uds. (yours)ste es el gato de Uds. (yours) ÉÉste es el gato de ellos (as). (theirs)ste es el gato de ellos (as). (theirs)

• SuyoSuyo can be unclear in the first sentence. can be unclear in the first sentence.• You can clarify by using You can clarify by using de de and a prepositional pronoun.and a prepositional pronoun.

Using a definite article changes the Using a definite article changes the adjective into a pronoun.adjective into a pronoun.

Cuido tu vacCuido tu vaca a y y la mla mííaa tambitambiéén.n. I’ll take care of your cow and I’ll take care of your cow and minemine also. also.

LLevo mis librLLevo mis libros os y y los tuylos tuyosos.. I’ll carry my books and I’ll carry my books and yoursyours..

¿¿Es ese cochEs ese cochee el nuestrel nuestroo?? Is that car Is that car oursours??

Mis gallinMis gallinasas son son éésas y aqusas y aquééllas son llas son las suylas suyasas.(de ella).(de ella) My hens are those ones, and those ones are My hens are those ones, and those ones are hershers..

Gracias por su atenciGracias por su atencióónn