Possessive
Adjectives
Realidades 1
(bk) pg. 232
Showing Possession
Remember, in Spanish there are
NO apostrophes (‘)!!!
For example, you cannot say/write,
“Jorge’s dog” using an apostrophe.
In Spanish, you literally say, “The
dog of Jorge,” like this….
“El perro de Jorge.” What’s used
in place of the apostrophe?
“De” + Noun
If you recall, “de” has two
meanings: “of, from” (depending on
use in a sentence)
This concept of showing
possession is using “de + noun.”
For example:
De + Noun
Tengo el cuaderno de
Felipe. I have Felipe’s
notebook.
La hermana de Maria es
amable. Maria’s sister is
nice/friendly.
Possessive Adjectives
Adjectives DESCRIBE
nouns, correct?
Well, they can also show
possession.
Possessive Adjectives
Here are the possessive
adjectives in English: “my,
your, his, her, our, & their”
How are they used? Where
are they placed in relation
to the noun?
Posessive Adjectives
It’s like saying… “my dog, your
house, his notebook, etc.”
Don’t use possessive adjectives
& articles together…
 Mi
el libro = My the book??
Here are the possessive
adjectives in Spanish:
Posessive Adjectives
mi / mis (my)
nuestro a, os, as
(our)
vuestro, a, os, as
tu / tus (your)
(your inf.)
su / sus (his,her) su / sus (their)
or (your f.)
or (your f.)
Possessive Adjectives
Some examples:
mi hermano
tu abuela
su hijo
nuestro tío
nuestra tía
mis hermanos
tus abuelas
sus hijos
nuestros tíos
nuestras tías
Posessive Adjectives
Nuestra prima es alta.
sing./femn.
Todas mis primas son
altas. pl./femn.
Mi gato es gordo.
sing./masc.
Posessive Adjectives
Son rubios los
hermanos de Rafael?
No, sus hermanos son
pelirrojos.
Possessive Adjectives
Remember, the possessive
adjective must be singular if
the noun is singular and
plural if the noun is plural.
With nuestro/vuestro, these
must also agree in gender.
Why?
PRACTICA:
_________
Nuestros amigos son muy
extraños. (our)
¿Quién es _____
tu/su papí? (your)
Vato, ¿dónde está ______
mi
coche/carro? (my)
____
Sus perros son gordos. (their)
________
Nuestra tía es loca. (our)