Possession using “de” and adjectives & comparatives

1. Possession using “de” and adjectives & comparatives Gramática 3.2

2. De = of, from, about • He is Katie’s grandpa. • The ‘s is not used in Spanish; instead it is replaced with “de” • Es el abuelo de Katie. (He is the grandpa of Katie)

3. Possesive Adjectives • Indicate who owns the object or describes how people/objects relate • Possessive adjectives agree with the number of nouns they describe • Singular possessive adjectives end in a vowel • Plural possessive adjectives end in a consonant • Nosotros and Vosotros forms must agree in gender with the nouns they describe.

4. Possessive adjectives

5. ¡Practicamos! • My uncle ____________________________ • Your (familiar) pencils __________________ • Her dogs ____________________________ • Their brother _________________________ • Our family ___________________________ • Your (fam, plur) cousins(m).______________ • My friends ___________________________ • Your (formal) class ____________________

6. Comparatives • Used to compare at least two people or things. • When an adjective to compare, the adjective must agree with the first noun being compared. • In English we use more, less, as or add an – er to the end of an adjective to compare. • In Spanish, use the following phrases…

7. Comparative Phrases w/adjectives • Más…que = more…than • Menos…que = less…than • Tan…como = as…as • Olivia es más rubia que Anita. • Note the adjective rubia agrees with the first noun, which is Olivia, a female. • Mi abuelo es menos grande que mi hermano. • Una manzana es tan rica como una naranja.

8. Comparatives w/out adjectives • Más que… = more than • Menos que… = less than • Tanto como… = as much as • Paco le gusta ir de compras más que ir a la escuela. • Me gustan los examenes menos que las pruebas. • Nos gusta nadar tanto como esquiar.

9. Irregular comparatives • Mayor – older • Menor – younger • Mejor – better • Peor – worse *Irregulars also agree in number with the first noun • Mi hija es menor que mi hijo. • Mis primos son menores que yo.