Los adjectivos posesivos Pagina 61 62 Uso de

Los adjectivos posesivos Pagina 61‐ 62

Uso de adjectivos posesivos Indicates • Ownership • Possession They agree in number and gender with what is owned or possessed **Not with the possessor** ‐ No tengo mis libros. I don’t have my books. ‐ Pedro tiene nuestra calculadora. Pedro has our calculator.

Las Formas • 2 forms of possessive adjective ‐ Short form: mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro, su) ‐ Precedes the noun ‐ More commonly used in Spanish. ― Long form: mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, vuestro, suyo) ―Comes after the noun

Más De Formas Long forms — Generally used for exclamations —¡Dios mío! My Lord! —Equivalents of the English of mine, of yours, etc. —Es un amigo mío. He is a friend of mine. • If the Possessive adjective is linked to the noun by the verb ser, only the long form can be used. • Es amigo mío. He is a friend of mine.

Su y Suyo —In order to avoid ambiguity, (uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language) su and suyo are frequently replaced by the de él, de ella, de Ud. , de ellos, de ellas, de Uds. following the noun. — He visto su programa. Have you seen his (her, your, their) program. — He visto el programa suyo. Have you seen his (her, your, their) program. — He visto el programa de él. (his program) — He visto el programa de ella. (her program) — He el programa de Ud. (your program) — He visto el programa de ellos. (their program) — He visto el programa de ellas. (their program) — He visto el programa de Uds. (your program)

Referring to body parts or clothing • Possessive adjective is not used when referring to parts of the body or clothing • El no se lavó las manos. He didn’t wash his hands. • Pedro salió sin los guantes. Pedro went out without his gloves. • But it is used in the following instances: • To clarify • él llevaba mi suéter. He was wearing my sweater. • If the part of the body is modified: • Yo amiraba su pelo largo y negro. I was admiring her long, black hair. • If the part of body or article of clothing is the subject of the sentence • Tu chaqueta está en el ropero. Your jacket is in the closet.

Uso de pronombres posesivos • Possessive pronouns function like possessive adjectives (indicating ownership or possession) but they replace the noun. • Directly refer to the noun owned or possessed **Not with the possessor** • Agree in gender and number • Flora tiene dos entradas, la mía y la tuya. Flora has two tickets, yours and mine • Formed by using the definite article and long form of possessive adj. ( el mío, el tuyo, el suyo, etc. ) • Tu mochilla está aquí pero la mía no. Your backpack is here but mine isn’t. • Definite article of the noun owned of possessed is an integral part of the possessive pronoun and can only be omitted after the verb ser. • Esta mochilla es tuya. This backpack is yours.

Más de adjectivos posesivos • Short form: • Agree in gender and number with the thing possessed. • mi, mis (my) • nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras (our) • tu, tus (yours) • vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras (your) • su, sus (your, his, her, its) • su, sus (their) • Short possessive adjectives are always placed before the noun they modify. • mi, tu, and su had the same masculine and feminine form • nuestro and vuestro have a feminine form (nuestra, vuestra) • Make it plural by adding –s (mis primos) • su can mean his, her, your, its, or their. Avoid ambiguity by replacing su with de + noun or de + pronoun (él, ella, Uds. , ellos, ellas) • El coche de Ana (Javier, etc. ) • El coche de ella (ella, etc. ) • Use su when there is no ambiguity. • Juana es muy rica. Su coche es un Rolls Royce. (Juana is very rich. Her car is a Rolls Royce)

A Continuación • Possessive long forms • nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras (our) • mío, mía, míos, mías (mine) • vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras (your) • tuyo, tuya, tuyos, tuya (yours) • suyo, suya, suyos, suyas (yours, their) • suyo, suya, suyos, suyas (yours, his, hers, its) Un/el amigo mío. Una/la amiga mía. Unos/los amigos mío. • Long forms use possessive adj. that are always placed after the noun they modify. • Mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, and vuestro all have feminine forms • To make plural add –s • Mío, tuyo, nuestro, and vuestro only have one equivalent in English • suyo, suya, suyos, suyas can mean his, her, your, its, or their. Avoid ambiguity by replacing su with de + noun or de + pronoun (él, ella, Uds. , ellos, ellas) • un/el tío de José (María, etc. ) • Use suyo, suya, suyos, suyas when there is no ambiguity. • Jose tiene muchos tíos. Un tío suyo.