Possessive Adjectives Los adjetivos posesivos Possessive Adjectives Tell

Possessive Adjectives (Los adjetivos posesivos)

Possessive Adjectives • Tell what belongs to someone – Mi libro • Show relationship – Nuestra madre

Possessive Adjectives • placed before nouns they describe • English possessive adjectives: – my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Singular Possessive Adjectives mi (my) nuestro(a) tu (your, fam. ) vuestro(a) (your--fam. , pl) su (your, form. ) (his) (her) (its) su (our) (your--form. , pl) (their) Remember: possessive adjectives MUST agree in number and gender with the nouns they describe.

Possessive Adjectives How would we say. . . ? My book. tú = you tu = your Mi libro. Your notebook. (fam. ) Tu cuaderno. Your pencil. (form. ) Su lápiz. His hat. Her watch. Su sombrero. Su reloj.

Our car. Nuestro carro. Your teacher. (fam. , pl. ) Vuestro maestro. Your horse. (form. , pl. ) Su caballo. Their dog. Su perro. Their house. Su casa.

Plural Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives • Tell what belongs to someone – Mis libros • Show relationship – Nuestros padres

Possessive Adjectives • placed before nouns they describe • English possessive pronouns: – my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Plural Possessive Adjectives mis (my) tus (your, fam. ) sus (your, form. ) (his) (her) (its) nuestros(as) (our) vuestros(as) (your, fam. , pl. ) sus (your, form. , pl. ) (their) Remember: possessive adjectives MUST agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify.

Possessive Adjectives My books. Your notebooks. (fam. ) Your pencils. (form. ) His hats. Her watches. Mis libros. Tus cuadernos. Sus lápices. Sus sombreros. Sus relojes.

Possessive Adjectives Our cars. Nuestros carros. Your papers. (fam. ) Vuestros papeles. Your horses. (form. pl. ) Sus caballos. Their dogs. Sus perros. Their houses. Sus casas.