1. Los adjetivos posesivos (Possessive Adjectives)
Capítulo 5
Gramática

2. Los adjetivos posesivos
Possessive Adjectives are used to show ownership or a relationship between people and/or things.
Singular noun Plural noun Translation
mi mis my
tu tus your (familiar)
su sus their, your, his, her, its.
nuestro/nuestra nuestros/nuestras our
vuestro/vuestra vuestros/vuestras your (Spain)
Remember that the possessive adjective must match the noun being owned, not the owner. Once you decide to use the adjective su, only make it plural if it is in front of a plural noun—no matter how many people own the noun. If a family owns a car, “their car” is written su coche. If a man owns many cars, “his cars” is written sus coches.

3. Los adjetivos posesivos
“Our” has four different translations in Spanish.
nuestro nuestra singular
nuestros nuestras plural
As you can see, the adjective you use will depend on whether the noun that follows is masculine or feminine, singular or plural.
Por ejemplo:
nuestro hermano
nuestra hermana
nuestros hermanos
nuestras hermanas

4. Los adjetivos posesivos
“Their” is written exactly like “his/her”
su or sus
Por ejemplo:
“their dog” is “su perro”
“their cats” is “sus gatos”
A warning:
Many people make the mistake of thinking that the owner of the object makes the difference in the number of the possessive adjective.
People think that “their book” is “sus libro” because “they” is plural.
Remember, it is the noun that follows the adjective that determines the plurality/singularity of the adjective.

5. Los adjetivos posesivos
Possessive Adjectives is Spanish, while referring to the owner, their form must match the number and gender (if applicable) of the object that it is referring to.
Por ejemplo:
mi hermano
tu abuela
su hijo
nuestro tío
nuestra tía
my brother
your grandmother
his/her/your son
our uncle
our aunt
you formal
singular
mis hermanos
tus abuelas
sus hijos
nuestros tíos
nuestras tías
my brothers
your grandmothers
their/his/her sons
our uncles
our aunts
Notice how there are no articles!
plural

6. Los adjetivos posesivos:
How to put sentences together using possessive adjectives:
Mi prima es alta
Prima is singular, so Mi is too!
Todas mis primas son altas.
Primas is plural, so Mis is plural also.
Remember, don’t use ARTICLES!!!!

7. **Don’t forget t make the adjective agree with the noun!
Practicamos:
(my) tíos
(our) abuelos
(his) primas
(their) madre
(your-informal) padre
(her) sobrino
(my) hija
(our) nieta
mis tíos
nuestros abuelos
sus primas
su madre
tu padre
su sobrino
mi hija
nuestra nieta
**Don’t forget t make the adjective agree with the noun!

8. Los adjetivos posesivos:
Since su and sus can have many meaning, use the long possessive form: (or prepositional phrase)
OBJECT + de + OWNER
instead for clarity or emphasis.
Por ejemplo:
Sus gatos son muy bonitos.
Whose cats?
His? Hers? Yours? Theirs?
To clarify, use the long possessive form:
Los gatos de Rosa son muy bonitos.
In this case, Sus gatos = her cats

9. Practicamos:
Marta es ____ hermana. mi
mis

10. Traemos _____ libros a clase.
Practicamos:
Traemos _____ libros a clase.
nuestro
nuestra
nuestros
nuestras

11. _____ padres son de Chile.
Practicamos:
_____ padres son de Chile. Su
Sus

12. Necesitáis ______ mochilas.
Practicamos:
Necesitáis ______ mochilas.
vuestro
vuestra
vuestros
vuestras

13. Actividad 7 en pagina 162
Complete the following sentences to say that each person is looking for his or her own belongings.
THEN TRANSLATE THE SENTENCE!

14. Respuesta: Busco mi libro de español.
I am looking for my Spanish book.
Buscamos nuestros cuadernos.
We are looking for our notebooks.
Ellos buscan sus mochilas.
They are looking for their backpacks.
Mi hermana menor busca sus lentes.
My little sister is looking for her glasses.
Buscas tus lápices.
You are looking for pencils.
Mamá busca su reloj.
Mom is looking for her watch.

15. EXIT SLIP
What are the possessive adjectives used in Spanish?
Where do possessive adjectives go in a statement?
What must possessive adjectives match?
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