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Showing Possession in Spanish. No apostrophes in Spanish!. When you want to say that something belongs to someone, use the word de and that person’s name. Example: El libro de Eric está perdido . La abuela de Mark es muy amable . Short forms of possessive adjectives. Mi(s) My
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No apostrophes in Spanish! • When you want to say that something belongs to someone, use the word de and that person’s name. • Example: • El libro de Eric estáperdido. • La abuela de Mark esmuyamable.
Short forms of possessive adjectives • Mi(s) My • Tu(s) Your • Su(s) Your (ud.), His, Her, Its • Nuestro/a(s) Our • Vuestro/a(s) Your (all’s—Spain) • Su(s) Your (all’s—uds.), Their • Remember that the endings on these word match the noun that is possessed, NOT the possessor. • Must be used with a noun following it.
Long forms of possessive adjectives • Mío/a(s) (of) mine • Tuyo/a(s) (of) yours • Suyo/a(s) (of) yours (ud.), his, hers • Nuestro/a(s) (of) ours • Vuestro/a(s) (of) your all’s • Suyo/a(s) (of) your all’s (uds.), theirs • These forms can be used alone in a sentence (without a noun).