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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES. There are 2 ways to express possession in English. Use ‘s to show an item belongs to a specific person Ex. Maria’s sweater 2. Use a possessive adjective Ex. my sweater Instead of adding ‘s to the owner, Spanish uses this formula: Possession + de + owner
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES • There are 2 ways to express possession in English. • Use ‘s to show an item belongs to a specific person • Ex. Maria’s sweater • 2. Use a possessive adjective • Ex. my sweater • Instead of adding ‘s to the owner, Spanish uses this formula: • Possession + de + owner • Ex. El suéter de Maria
My – mi, mis Your (fam.s.)- tu, tus Your (Form.s.)- su, sus His, her, its, their- su, sus Our – nuestro,nuestra, nuestros, nuestras Your (fam.pl.) – vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras Your (form.pl.) – su, sus Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish
Examples: His book – su libro His books – sus libros Our book – nuestro libro Our books – nuestros libros Therefore, su libro could mean his book, her book, their book or your book. Of course, Spanish has a way to specify each of these!
De él – his De ella – her De usted – your (form. S.) De ustedes – your (you all’s) De mí – my De ti – your (fam. Sing.) To specify or clarify
Examples Es el libro de ella. It’s her book. Es la chaqueta de ellos. It’s their jacket. Es la falda de ti. It’s your skirt. You can use nouns or names in this fashion ,too! Ex. Es el libro de Sra. Lilly
