Los Adjetivos Posesivos 3 2 Posesión con

Los Adjetivos Posesivos 3. 2

Posesión con DE Recuerden: En inglés, usamos el “ ___’s” para expresar la posesión… En espanol, “ ___’s” no existe…

Posesión con DE En vez de “ ___’s”, usamos la palabra DE… Laura’s mom is tall. La madre de Laura es alta.

You can show possession using “DE” in the following formula: el/la/los/las (noun) de + (persona) + + Sara’s dog EX: el perro de Sara Pablo’s cousin la prima de Pabl los padres de Eseban’s parents Esteban

Los Adjetivos Posesivos Para expresar posesión, también es posible usar un adjetivo posesivo… ¿Cuáles son unos adjetivos posesivos en inglés?

Below are the possessive adjectives in Spanish. mi(s) tu(s) su(s) nuestro(a) (s) vuestro(a) su(s) Like all adjectives, possessive adjectives AGREE with the noun they modify.

mi(s) tu(s) su(s) nuestro(a) (s) vuestro(a) su(s) NOTE: “nuestro” and “vuestro” must agree in NUMBER AND GENDER bc

¿Qué significan en inglés? mi(s) my nuestro(a)( = our = s) tu(s)= your vuestro(a)( = you (fam) s) su(s) = su(s)= their, his/he your r your (form)

In English, POSSESSVE ADJECTIVES do NOT change to agree with the noun they modify: My mother is nice. My brother is nice. My cousins are nice.

In Spanish, adjectives must agree in NUMBER with the noun they modify (nuestro/vuestro must agree in GENDER as well!) Mi hermano es simpático. Mis primos son simpáticos.

PLACEMENT POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES always come BEFORE the nouns they modify: ¿Está tu novio aquí? Is your boyfriend here? No, mi novio está en la biblioteca.

ALL THE “YOU’s” tu casa (fam, sing) su casa YOUR HOUSE vuestra casa (fam, pl) su casa

Another way to look at it… Your tu casa house Your su casa house Your vuestra house casa Your su casa house

HOW THEY WORK: First, determine WHO is possessing something, and that will tell you which possessive adjective to use… Ex: Mrs. Callahan’s students. Who possesses something? Mrs. C. (her)

If Mrs. C possesses something, we know then that we would use the 3 rd person singular group of possessive adjectives. SINGULAR PLURAL MI/ MIS NUESTRO/A/O S/AS TU/ TUS VUESTRO/A/O S/AS SU/ SUS SU/SUS

Son sus estudiantes. Because Mrs. Callahan is the one who is doing the possessing, we know we must use su or sus…(3 rd person sing. ) We must use the PLURAL form (SUS) because what is being possessed (the students) is plural and the possessive adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun that it describes (WHAT IS BEING POSSESSED) …NOT with WHO possesses it.

Fill in the blanks with the correct POSSESSIVE ADEJECTIVES: su 1. ________ abuelos (his) mi 2. ________ hermana (my) sus 3. ________ primos (their) tu 4. ________ madre (your, fam/sing) nuestro padre (our) 5. ________ vuestra 6. ________ tías (your, fam/plural) s