Possessive adjectives
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This document discusses showing possession and relationships in Spanish. It explains that the preposition "de" is used instead of apostrophes, as in "la mascota de Tyler." It also covers possessive adjectives like "mi," "tu," "su," "nuestro/a," and "vuestro/a" and how they agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify. Alternatives to the ambiguous possessive adjective "su" are presented, such as using "de" plus a pronoun or person's name for more clarity.
Possessive adjectives
- 1. Español I SHOWING POSSESSION & RELATIONSHIPS
- 2. THE PREPOSITION DE In Spanish, there are no apostrophes (Tyler’s pet). Instead, the preposition de is used to show possession or relationships (la mascota de Tyler). Sara’s boyfriend el novio de Sara Daniel’s shirt la camisa de Daniel Dad’s sisters las hermanas de papá Maria’s shoes los zapatos de María Veronica’s husband el esposo de Verónica Dr. Sánchez’s class la clase del Dr. Sánchez
- 3. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES In English, possessive The same is true for adjectives are also Spanish. Examine the commonly used to Spanish equivalents express ownership or below. What patterns do relationships. you notice? my cat mi gato my sisters mis hermanas her dress su vestido her shoes sus zapatos his phone su teléfono our house nuestra casa our apartment nuestro apartamento your friend tu amigo your socks tus calcetines
- 4. SPANISH ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS nuestro, nuestros mi, mis my our nuestra, nuestras vuestro, vuestros tu, tus your (inf.) your (inf., pl.) vuestra, vuestras his, her, its, su, sus su, sus their, your (pl.) your (form.) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (CONT.)
- 5. USING POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Possessive adjectives are adjectives. Therefore, they must agree in number and gender with the nouns that they describe! Unlike other adjectives, possessive adjectives are placed before the nouns that they describe. You must consider the following three things: Who is the owner (of the object)? What is the number (of the object)? (One, or more than one?) What is the gender (of the object)? (Masculine or feminine? … for nuestro/vuestro only) my uncle mi tío my grandparents mis abuelos her notebook su cuaderno our sister nuestra hermana our cousins nuestros primos
- 6. ALTERNATIVES TO SU Why do you think that the possessive adjective su can be confusing? The word su can mean: his, her, its, your (formal), your (plural), and their! If you need to emphasize or give more detail, simply use “de + pronoun or person’s name” instead of the possessive adjective su. Es su tío. Es el tío de él. de usted, él, ella, ustedes, ellos(-as) Es el tío de Paco. de person’s name