1. Possessive Adjectives
                                                                                                                                       
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Possessive Adjectives

2. Possessive Adjectives
Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct?
Well, they can also show possession.

3. Possessive Adjectives
Here are the possessive adjectives in English:
my, your, his, her, our, and their.

4. Possessive Adjectives
It‘s like saying
my dog
your house
his notebook

5. Possessive adjectives show ownership or relationships between people.

6. Possessive Adjectives
They are placed before the noun.
They agree in gender and in number with the noun they are describing

7. Possessive Adjectives
Singular
Plural My Mi
Mis
Your (familiar) Tu
Tus
His/Her/Your (formal) Su
Sus
Our
Nuestro
Nuestros
Nuestra
Nuestras
Their

8. Possessive Adjectives
Ejemplos:
mi hermano mis hermanos
tu abuela tus abuelas
su hijo sus hijos
nuestro tío nuestros tíos
nuestra tía nuestras tías

9. Possessive Adjectives
The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.
Su prima Sus primas
                                                                                          
While possessive adjectives refer to the owner, their form agrees in gender and number with the noun that comes after them.
Nuestros abuelos Nuestras primas.

10. Traduce: Mi prima es traviesa. Tus nietas son calladas.
Nuestros abuelos son viejos y simpáticos.

11. Traduce: Mi prima es traviesa. My cousin is mischievous.
Tus nietas son calladas.
Your granddaughters are quiet.
Nuestros abuelos son viejos y simpáticos.
Our grandparents are old and nice.

13. Possessive Adjectives
¿Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael?
No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.

14. Showing Possession In Spanish there are NO apostrophes.
You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog
(using an apostrophe)

15. Showing Possession You must say
“The dog of Jorge” (only in Spanish) like this:
El perro de Jorge Su perro

16. De + noun This concept of showing possession is using “de + noun.”
For example:

17. De + Noun Tengo el cuaderno de Felipe. Tengo SU cuaderno.
La hermana de María es amable.
Su hermana es amable.

18. Su and sus can take the place of a phrase with de + person.
¿De dónde es la madre de Juan?
Su madre es de Puebla.

19. Traduce: Her cat My dogs His pencils Our nephews Their grandma
My uncle
Our mom
Your brother
Her grandchildren
Our cousins

20. Traduce: Her cat = Su gato My dogs = Mis perros
His pencils = Sus lápices
Our nephews = Nuestros sobrinos
Their grandma = Su abuela
My uncle = Mi tío
Our mom = Nuestra madre
Your brother = Tu hermano
Her grandchildren = Sus nietos
Our cousins = Nuestros primos