Fill in the blanks with me/te/le and gusta/gustan. 1. A mí __ ________ las fiestas. 2. A Amanda, no __ ________ la tarea. 3. A tí __ ________ los deportes. 4. A George __ ________ ir a la escuela. 5. A ella no __ ________ el chocolate. 6. A mí __ ________ la pizza y la fruta. 7. ¿A tí __ ________ los conciertos?

La posesión en el español Expressing Possession in Spanish

Possession in English In English we use the contraction “ ’s ” or “ s’ ”to express that someone possesses or owns an object. ex: That is Jessica’s diamond ring. Occasionally we will express this idea in a longer form. ex: Jessica is a friend of mine.

Possession in Spanish In Spanish there is NO CONTRACTION to express possession! You must not use “ ‘S ”to express ownership of an item! Instead you will use the word “de” and the name of the person or persons who own the item.

Possession in Spanish To say that someone or something belongs to someone or something else use the following formula: Examples: el libro de Señora MastersMrs. Masters' book la abuela de Ana y PabloPablo and Ana's grandmother la idea de los niñosthe kids' idea la plaza de MadridMadrid's plaza Note that you must include the definite article in front of the thing possessed.

Práctica Try these phrases on your own: Emily’s money el dinero de Emily the students’ books los libros de los estudiantes the class’s dog el perro de la clase Mexico’s flag la bandera de México Michael’s homework la tarea de Miguel

Possessive Adjectives Definition: An adjective used with a noun to indicate possession, ownership or close relationship. ex: my valentine his book

Possession in English In English, these are the possessive adjectives: My Your His Her Its Our Their

Possession in Spanish As we continue learning in Spanish class we will come to know all of the possessive adjectives in Spanish, but for now we will focus on two words that will help us express possession when talking about other people. su/ sus

“Su” and “sus” can mean a lot of things in Spanish including: –His –Her –Your (formal/ Ud.) –Their Examples: –The smelly man’s sock. Su calcetín. –The supermodel’s shoes. Sus zapatos. –Your awesome Spanish class. Su clase de español asombroso. –Their mean brother. Su hermano antipático.

More Examples Paris necesita un sandwich. Paris’s sandwich could be written as: –El sandwich de Paris. Or – Su sandwich.

Agreement with Possessive Adjectives The final thing you should know is that “su” does not depend on how many people own an item, but instead on whether what is owned is singular or plural. Examples: Their hat. Su sombrero. His chocolates. Sus chocolates. “It’s not who owns it, it’s what they own.”

Práctica The boy’s hat Maria’s pencils Arnold’s English Your papers Romeo and Juliette’s kiss Su sombrero. Sus lápices. Su inglés. Sus papeles. Su beso. beso