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4B – Possessive adjectives

4B – Possessive adjectives. Long / stressed forms. You remember the possessive adjectives – short forms:. Mi(s) – my Tu(s) – your (familiar) Su(s) – his, her, your(polite). Nuestro(a)(os)(as)- our Vuestro(a)(os)(as)- your (familiar) Su(s) – their, your(polite).

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4B – Possessive adjectives

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  1. 4B – Possessive adjectives Long / stressed forms

  2. You remember the possessive adjectives – short forms:

  3. Mi(s) – my Tu(s) – your (familiar) Su(s) – his, her, your(polite) Nuestro(a)(os)(as)-our Vuestro(a)(os)(as)-your (familiar) Su(s) – their, your(polite) Possessive Adjectives

  4. Possessive adjectives must agree in number with the noun they modify. • Tu sobrino estudia latín. • Your nephew studies Latin • Tus sobrinos estudian latín. • Your nephews study Latin.

  5. You also learned that you can show possession with “de” • La gallina de mi hermano está enfermo. • My brother’s hen is sick. • Las vacas de mi vecino se escaparon. • My neighbor’s cows escaped.

  6. mío(s), mía(s) – my,(of) mine tuyo(s),tuya(s) – your, (of) yours suyo(s), suyas – his, (of) his her, (of) hers your, (of) yours its nuestro(s), nuestra(s)- our, (of) ours vuestro(s), vuestra(s)-your, (of) yours suyo(s),suya(s) – their, (of) theirs your, (of) yours You can also show possession with the long or stressed possessive adjectives.

  7. They follow and agree with their noun. • Ésta es la ovejamía. • This one is my sheep. (sheep of mine) • Es el caballotuyo. • It is your horse. (horse of yours) • Aquéllas son las gallinassuyas. • Those ones are his/her/their/your hens. (hens of his, hers, theirs, yours) Notice the agreement of all adjectives with their nouns.

  8. They may also be used immediately after ser, without a noun. The noun is implied. • Son mías. • They are mine. (las palomitas) • Es tuyo. • It is yours. (el cerdo) • Son nuestros. • They are ours. (los animales) Notice the agreement of all adjectives with their implied nouns.

  9. suyo,a,os, as can be clarified: • Éste es el gato suyo. • This one is his, her, your, their, your (all) cat. • Éste es el gato de él. (his) • Éste es el gato de ella. (hers) • Éste es el gato de Ud. (yours) • Éste es el gato de Uds. (yours) • Éste es el gato de ellos (as). (theirs) • Suyo can be unclear in the first sentence. • You can clarify by using de and a prepositional pronoun.

  10. Using a definite article changes the adjective into a pronoun. • Cuido tu vaca y la míatambién. • I’ll take care of your cow and mine also. • LLevo mis libros y los tuyos. • I’ll carry my books and yours. • ¿Es ese cocheel nuestro? • Is that car ours? • Mis gallinas son ésas y aquéllas son las suyas.(de ella) • My hens are those ones, and those ones are hers.

  11. Gracias por su atención

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