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SPANISH II

SPANISH II. Possessive Adjectives. Possessive Adjectives. Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct? Well, they can also show possession. Possessive Adjectives. Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their. Posessive Adjectives.

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SPANISH II

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  1. SPANISH II Possessive Adjectives

  2. Possessive Adjectives • Adjectives DESCRIBE nouns, correct? • Well, they can also show possession.

  3. Possessive Adjectives • Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.

  4. Posessive Adjectives • It ‘s like saying “my dog, your house, his notebook, etc.”

  5. Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish! Possessive adjectives show ownership or relationships between people. They are placed before the noun.

  6. Posessive Adjectives plural nuestro a, os, as (our) vuestro, a, os, as (your inf.) su / sus (their) or (your formal.) singular mi / mis (my) tu / tus (your) su / sus (his,her) or (your formal.)

  7. In English, the possessive adjectives his, her, and their tell whether something belongs to a male, a female, or more than one person. • In Spanish, the possessive adjective suhas many possible meanings (his, her, its, your, their). Context usually makes the meaning clear.

  8. Possessive Adjectives • Some examples: mi hermano mis hermanos tu abuela tus abuelas su hijo sus hijos nuestro tío nuestros tíos nuestra tía nuestras tías

  9. Possessive Adjectives • The possessive adjective must be singular if the noun is singular and plural if the noun is plural.

  10. Example

  11. Posessive Adjectives • Mi prima es alta. • Todas mis primas son altas.

  12. Posessive Adjectives • ¿Son rubios los hermanos de Rafael? • No, sus hermanos son pelirrojos.

  13. Showing Possession • In Spanish there are NO apostrophes. • You cannot say, for example, Jorge’s dog, (using an apostrophe)

  14. Showing Posession • You must say, • “The dog of Jorge,” only in Spanish. Like this: • El perro de Jorge.

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