Los adjetivos posesivos

Los apuntes de clase

Los apuntes: los adjetivos y los pronombres de posesión

• Besides the SHORT form- mi(s), tu(s), su(s), nuestro (a/os/as),and vuestro (a/os/as)-

• There is also a LONG (stressed) form. The long form tends to emphasize and to be more expressive.

• Marco es mi amigo. -- Marco is my friend.• Marco es un amigo mío. -- Marco is a

friend of mine.

The possessive long form adjectives are:

mío (a) - mine nuestro (a) – ours

míos (as) nuestros (as)tuyo(a)-yours(familiar)vuestro(a)-yourstuyos (as) vuestros (as)suyo (a) – his, hers,its,yours (formal),theirssuyos (as)

**Must AGREE in gender and in number with the noun.

Felipe is a friend of ours.

Felipe es un amigo nuestro.

los pronombres de posesión• To form the possessive pronoun:

1. Use the LONG FORM of the possessive adjective.

2. ADD el, la, los, las according to the gender and number of the NOUN it replaces.

• his house and ours • su casa y la nuestra• your dogs and mine • tus perros y los míos• my calculator and yours • mi calculadora y la tuya• Our school is better than theirs. • Nuestra escuela es mejor que la suya.

• NOTE: The definite article is generally omitted directly after the verb SER.

• These books are hers. • Estos libros son suyos.• The money is mine. • El dinero es mío.