Los adjectivos posesivos Possessive Adjectives in Spanish

What is a possessive adjective? When you want to show possession over something, you need to replace your article with a possessive adjective. –Examples: My family Your brother His mom Our dad Their grandparents

Los adjectivos posesivos The possessive adjectives in Spanish are: Mi=My Tu=Your Su=His/Her Nuestro/Nuestra=Our Su=Their, Yours (pl.) ¡OJO! Take note of the spelling difference between the subject pronoun “You” and the possessive adjective “Your”: TúTu

How do we use possessive adjectives in Spanish? When speaking or writing in Spanish and you want to show possession over something, replace your article (either él/la or un/una) with the appropriate possessive adjective. –Por ejemplo: My mom=Mi madre Your brother=Tu hermano Our family=Nuestra familia

¡Vamos a practicar! Try these on your own: 1) My aunt= _____________ 2) His sister= _____________ 3) Our grandpa= _____________ 4) Their cousin (f)= _____________ 5) Your dad= _____________

Los cumpleaños When stating someone else’s birthday, we use the preposition “de” to show the possession. Ejemplo: My brother’s birthday… = El cumpleaños de mi hermano…

(Los cumpleaños) We can also use the possessive adjective to state someone else’s birthday –Ejemplos: His/Her birthday=Su cumpleaños Your birthday=Tu cumpleaños