11 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns ANTE

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns ANTE TODO § In contrast to English, Spanish has two types of possessive adjectives: the unstressed (or short) forms you learned in Lección 3 and the stressed (or long) forms. § The stressed possessive adjectives are used for emphasis or to express the English phrases of mine, of yours, of his, and so on.

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns Stressed possessive adjectives Masculine Feminine mío(s) mía(s) my; (of) mine tuyo(s) tuya(s) your; (of) yours (fam. ) suyo(s) suya(s) your; (of) yours (form. ); his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its nuestro(s) nuestra(s) our; (of) ours vuestro(s) vuestra(s) your; (of) yours (fam. ) suyo(s) suya(s) your; (of) yours (form. ); their; (of) theirs

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns ¡ATENCIÓN! § Used with un/una, these possessives are similar in meaning to the English expression of mine/yours/etc. Juancho es un amigo mío. Juancho is a friend of mine.

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns § Stressed possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. su impresora la impresora suya her printer nuestros televisores los televisores nuestros our television sets

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns § Stressed possessive adjectives are placed after the noun they modify, while unstressed possessive adjectives are placed before the noun. Son mis llaves. They are my keys. Son las llaves mías. They are my keys.

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns § A definite article, an indefinite article, or a demonstrative adjective usually precedes a noun modified by a stressed possessive adjective. Me encantan unos discos compactos tuyos. I love some of your CDs. Me encantan los discos compactos tuyos. I love your CDs. Me encantan estos discos compactos tuyos. I love these CDs of yours.

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns § Since suyo, suya, suyos, and suyas have more than one meaning, you can avoid confusion by using the construction: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun]. el teclado suyo el teclado de él/ella el teclado de usted el teclado de ellos/ellas el teclado de ustedes his/her keyboard your keyboard their keyboard your keyboard

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns Possessive pronouns § Possessive pronouns are used to replace a noun + [possessive adjective]. § In Spanish, the possessive pronouns have the same forms as the stressed possessive adjectives, and they are preceded by a definite article. la calculadora nuestra el fax tuyo los archivos suyos la nuestra el tuyo los suyos

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns § A possessive pronoun agrees in number and gender with the noun it replaces. —Aquí está mi coche. ¿Dónde está el tuyo? —Here’s my car. Where is yours? —El mío está en el taller de mi hermano. —Mine is at my brother’s garage. —¿Tienes las revistas de Carlos? —Do you have Carlos’ magazines? —No, pero tengo las nuestras. —No, but I have ours.

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns ¡ATENCIÓN! § The definite article (el/la) is usually omitted when a stressed possessive follows the verb ser. Perdone, ¿pero es suya esta cámara? No, no es mía.

11. 4 Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns ¡INTÉNTALO! Indica las formas tónicas (stressed) de estos adjetivos posesivos y los pronombres posesivos correspondientes. 1. su videocasetera 2. mi televisor 3. nuestros discos compactos 4. tus calculadoras 5. su monitor 6. mis videos 7. nuestra impresora 8. tu estéreo 9. nuestro cederrón 10. mi computadora adjetivos pronombres ______ ______ ______ ______ ______