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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns. “ Mi casa es su casa” p.232. my, my, …. You use possessive adjectives to tell what belongs to someone or to show relationships. In English, the possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

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  1. Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns “Mi casa es su casa” p.232

  2. my, my, … • You use possessive adjectives to tell what belongs to someone or to show relationships. • In English, the possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their • Unlike English, Spanish has two types of possessive adjectives: the short (unstressed) forms, and the long (stressed) forms

  3. En español: my our your his, her, your their, your (y’all’s)

  4. ¿Recuerdas? - “de” is also used to show possession or relationship and is the same as our English –’s and –s’ • la huelga de GE ►su huelga • GE’s strike its (their) strike • las fábricas de Bill Gates ►sus fábricas • Bill Gates’ factories his factories

  5. mi ejecutivo nuestra acción nuestro impuesto mis ejecutivos nuestras acciones nuestros impuestos Possessive adjectives precede the nouns they modify and agree with the nouns that follow them in number ,just like other adjectives… Only nuestro and nuestra have different feminine and masculine endings.

  6. su marca sus proyectos his, her, its, your (Ud. or Uds.), their brand his, her, its, your, their projects Su and sus can have many different meanings:his, her, its, your, or their { {

  7. su deuda (its, her, his, your, their) debt la deuda de ella la deuda deél la deuda deusted la deuda deustedes la deuda deellos la deuda deellas To be more specific, you can use de + noun or pronoun ►

  8. Un poco de práctica… (Our) Nuestros • Tenemos cinco primos. primos son de Wisconsin. We have five cousins. Our cousins are from Wisconsin. • --¿Te gustan las decoraciones de Amanda? --Sí, (her) decoraciones siempre son buenas. -- Do you like Amanda’s decorations? --Yes, her decorations are always good. sus

  9. sus • Los viajeros ocuparon _______asientos en seguida. • Compré _______radio en Italia. • Dé usted _________llave al portero. • Pondremos_________joyas en la caja fuerte. • ¿Viste a _______amigos esta mañana? mi su nuestras tus

  10. Stressed Possessive Adjectives

  11. masculine feminine mío/míos mía/mías tuyo/tuyos tuya/tuyas suyo/suyos suya/suyas nuestro/ nuestra/ nuestros nuestras suyo/suyos suya/suyas my; (of) mine your; (of) yours (fam.) your; (of) your (form.); his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its our; (of) ours your; (of) yours (form.); their; (of) theirs Stressed Possessive Adjectives - Stressed (long) adjective are less commonly used than the unstressed forms

  12. Stressed Possessive Adjectives • are occasionally used when the speaker wishes to emphasize the possessive adjective ¡Hijo mío! ¿A dónde fuiste? My son, where did you go? ¿Tu novio? No, ¡Ricardo es novio mío! Your boyfriend? No, Richard is MY boyfriend!

  13. Stressed Possessive Adjectives • always follow the nouns they modify and agree with them in number and gender mi amiga sus ingresos tu cheque nuestras acciones la amiga mía los ingresos suyos el cheque tuyo las acciones nuestras ►

  14. Possessive Pronouns • Are used to replace the noun + possessive adjective. They agree with the noun in both number and gender. el cheque tuyo los ingresos nuestros la tarjeta de crédito suya el tuyo los nuestros la suya

  15. I think your sons are not in the same school as ours. Creo que tus hijos no están en la misma escuela que _____________. His (her) car is en the garage; mineis in front of the door. Su coche está en el garaje; ________ está delante de la puerta. los nuestros el mío

  16. After “ser” --¿Es tuya la calculadora? --No, no es mía. • Here you don’t need an article before the stressed possessive adjective when it follows “ser”.

  17. UNA COSITA MÁS… • Quiero lo mío. I want what is mine. lo + sing. stressed possessive, otherwise known as Neuter Stressed Possessive Pronouns, are used to refer to abstract ideas or concepts, like what is mine, what is yours, etc.

  18. RECAP: Long (stressed) posse-ssives come AFTER the noun they modify or REPLACE it el coche mío = the car of mine / MY car el libro tuyo = the book of yours / YOUR book la suya = his/hers/ yours/theirs la nuestra= ours Short (unstressed) possessives come BEFORE the noun they modify mi coche= my car tu libro = your book su mochila = his/her/ your/their backpack nuestra casa= our house

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