2. 1 Possessive Adjectives Spanish 3 (H) ch.3

3. 2 Possessive Adjectives (short forms)(in front) minuestro tu su

4. 3 Possessive Adjectives (long forms)(behind) míonuestro tuyo suyo

5. 4 Long Form Possessives These adjectives are typically used when one is trying to give additional emphasis on to whom the items belong. ie…El bolígrafo tuyo está roto. Este libro es mío. These adjectives are typically used when one is trying to give additional emphasis on to whom the items belong. ie…El bolígrafo tuyo está roto. Este libro es mío.

6. 5 Long Form Possessives At times, the third person possesive adjectives, long and short, can be ambiguous. They can be clarified by using the alternative form of de and the prepositional pronoun. ie…El bolígrafo de ella está roto. Este libro de él es grande. At times, the third person possesive adjectives, long and short, can be ambiguous. They can be clarified by using the alternative form of de and the prepositional pronoun. ie…El bolígrafo de ella está roto. Este libro de él es grande.

7. 6 Nominalizing Possessives These adjectives can be nominalized (made into pronouns) by putting a definite article (el/la/los/las) in front of them. ie…Ella tiene el suyo. EXCEPT after a form of SER the definite article is typically left out. ie…Ese bolígrafo es tuyo. These adjectives can be nominalized (made into pronouns) by putting a definite article (el/la/los/las) in front of them. ie…Ella tiene el suyo. EXCEPT after a form of SER the definite article is typically left out. ie…Ese bolígrafo es tuyo.