What were the 3 main uses of ser? 1) 2) 3)
A couple things to review about ser and adjectives... 1) You can use ser + de to indicate possession 2) Adjectives are words that describe nouns 3) In Spanish, adjectives must agree in number and gender with the noun
El libro es del profesor.
El carro es de nosotros.
La casa es de ellos.
Los gatos son de ella. Remember: these sentences seem backwards because there is no ‘s in Spanish
What are possessive adjectives? Name some in English...
El libro es del profesor. His book
El carro es de nosotros. Our car
La casa es de ellos. Their house
Los gatos son de ella. Her cats
Possessive Adjectives show ownership placed before the noun when used, take out the definite/indefinite article
___________ ___________
___________ ___________ mi / mis
___________ ___________ tu / tus
___________ ___________ su / sus
nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras ___________ ___________
vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras ___________ ___________ vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras
nuestro / nuestra / nuestros / nuestras ___________ ___________ vuestro / vuestra / vuestros / vuestras agree with the thing being ‘owned’ in gender and number
___________ ___________ su / sus
my bicycle-->_____ bicicleta
my bicycle-->mi bicicleta
his car-->_____ carro
his car-->su carro
your (tú) house--> _____ casa
your (tú) house-->tu casa
her cats-->_____ gatos
her cats-->sus gatos
her cats-->sus gatos Notice how ‘her’ is singular, but she owns more than one cat Why do you think ‘sus gatos’ is correct?
their school--> _____ escuela
their school-->su escuela
your (Uds.) folders-->_____ carpetas
your (Uds.) folders-->sus carpetas
our watch-->_____ reloj
our watch-->nuestro reloj
our house-->_____ casa
our house-->nuestra casa
our friends (girls)--> _____ amigas
our friends (girls)--> nuestras amigas