1. Los adjetivos posesivos
Gramática 3.2 – Español 1

2. We already know that adjectives agree in GENDER and NUMBER with the noun they describe.
Ejemplo: las chicas bonitas

3. Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something!
Ejemplo: Es mi dinero. (It is my money.)

4. Unlike English, Spanish possessive adjectives AGREE with the nouns they describe.
Es mi gata. It is my cat.
Son mis gatas. They are my cats.

5. SINGULAR POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES MI - my TU - your (familiar)
SU - your (formal)
SU - his/her/its
NUESTRO(A) - our
VUESTRO - your (plural) SPAIN
SU - your (plural)
SU - their

6. PLURAL POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES NUESTROS(AS) – our MIS – my
VUESTRO - your SPAIN
SUS - your (plural)
SUS - their
MIS – my
TUS - your
SUS - your (formal)
SUS - his/her/its

7. OJO:
nuestro(a) and vuestro(a) agree in gender AND number with the nouns they describe!
Possessive adjs. come directly before the noun.
Ejemplo: Es mi teléfono.
Avoid saying: Es mi el teléfono.

8. How do I clarify between his/her and their?
Use: NOUN + de + PERSON
Ejemplo: Es su abuela. OR
Es la abuela de Juan.
Es la abuela de Anita.
Es la abuela de ellos.
How do I clarify between his/her and their?

9. Keep in mind!
In Spanish, unlike English a possessive adjective must be repeated before each noun it modifies.
Ejemplo:
Mi madre y mi padre son de Puerto Rico.
English: My mother and father are from Puerto Rico.

10. Keep in mind! When discussing your family use indefinite articles.
Ejemplo:Tengo un hermano.
(I have a brother). AVOID saying, “Tengo el hermano.”
Ejemplo: Es mi hermano. (He is my brother). AVOID saying, “Es mi un hermano.”
Keep in mind!

11. Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective:
PRÁCTICA
Fill-in the blank with the appropriate possessive adjective:
1.________ hermana (my)
2. ________ hermanas (my)
3. _______ tío (your)
4. _______ tía (your)
5. ________ primo (his)
6. ________ primos (their)
7. __________ padres (our)
8. __________ madre (our)