Possessive Adjectives A review of how to express possession AMV@MVHS.
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Possessive Adjectives
A review of how to express possession
AMV@MVHS
In Spanish 1 you learned about the possessive adjectives.
My Mi, MisNuestro, Nuestra,
Nuestros, NuestrasOur
Your Tu, TusVuestro, Vuestra,
Vuestros, VuestrasYour
His
Her
Your
(its)
Su, Sus Su, SusTheir
Your
The owner indicated which box, the object indicated which form.
Possessive adjectives agree in NUMBER (and gender in the
case of “nuestro” and “vuestro”) with the OBJECT
they modify.
Only OUR agrees in NUMBER and GENDER.
(“Vuestro” does as well, but we won’t be using it in class.)
Notice how “Su” and “Sus” can have multiple meanings:
Su tío es gracioso.
His/Her/Your/Their/You(plural) uncle is funny.
Sus flores son bonitas.
His/Her/Your/Their/You(plural) flowers are pretty.
You can avoid this confusion by using a “DE” phrase instead of a
possessive adjective.
“DE” phrases are the equivalent to the apostrophe “S” in English.
There is NO apostrophe “S” in Spanish!
Susana’s sister The sister of Susana
LaLa hermanahermana dede SusanaSusana
Now we have the possessive adjectives in long form.
MineMío, Mía
Míos, MíasNuestro, Nuestra,
Nuestros, NuestrasOurs
Yours Tuyo, Tuya
Tuyos, TuyasVuestro, Vuestra,
Vuestros, VuestrasYours
His
Hers
Yours
Suyo, Suya
Suyos, Suyas
Suyo, Suya
Suyos, Suyas
Theirs
Yours
The owner indicated which box, the object indicated which form.
Possessive adjectives in long form ALL agree in NUMBER
and GENDER with the OBJECT they modify.
In short form, the possessive adjective precedes the OBJECT it
modifies.
In long form, the DEFINITE ARTICLE is stated, then the
object and finally the possessive.
¿Tienes el dinero tuyo?
¿Es la corbata suya?
Tenemos el carro nuestro.
When you omit the use of the noun, the possessive adjective
BECOMES the noun.
We call this a possessive pronoun.
To form the possessive pronoun, use the definite article (el, la, los, las) and the long
form of the possessive adjective.
MineEl mío, La mía
Los míos, Las mías
El nuestro, La nuestra,
Los nuestros, Las nuestrasOurs
Yours El tuyo, La tuya
Los tuyos, Las tuyas
El vuestro, La vuestra,
Los vuestros, Las vuestrasYours
His
Hers
Yours
El suyo, La suya
Los suyos, Las suyas
El suyo, La suya
Los suyos, Las suyas
Theirs
Yours
Both the article and the possessive adjective must agree in number and gender with the
noun they replace.
¿Tienes el (dinero) tuyo?
¿Es la (corbata) suya?
Tenemos el (carro) nuestro.
We often omit the article between the verb SER and the possessive pronoun.
• Esas maletas son suyas.
• El pincel es mío.
• Mi corazón es tuyo.
• Those suitcases are his.
• The brush is mine.
• My heart is yours.
Decide which possessive adjective (both short and long forms) and possessive pronoun would be used
with each of the following items:
El calambre(his)
Su calambre El calambre suyo El suyo
La vitamina(their)
Su vitamina La vitamina suya La suya
La fiebre(my)
Mi fiebre La fiebre mía La mía
El conflict(your fam.)
Tu conflicto El conflicto tuyo El tuyo
Los secretos (your polite)
Sus secretos Los secretos
suyosLos suyos
Decide which possessive adjective (both short and long forms) and possessive pronoun would be used
with each of the following items:
Las diferencias(her)
Sus diferenciasLas diferencias
suyasLas suyas
El tema(our)
Nuestro tema El tema nuestro El nuestro
Las reseñas(your polite)
Sus reseñasLas reseñas
suyasLas suyas
Los aretes(our)
Nuestros aretesLos aretes nuestros
Los nuestros
Las camisetas(my)
Mis camisetasLas camisetas
míasLas mías
