Post on 25-Jan-2016
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives in English my your his her our their
¿Qué sabemos de los adjetivos?
Modified according to …
Unlike most other adjectives, possessive adjectives are always placed before the noun that they describe.
- Number (sg, pl)
- Gender (f, m)
If the owner is: Use this adjective:
Yo Mi
Tú Tu
El Su
Ella Su
Usted Su
Nosotros
Vosotros
Nuestro
Vuestro
Ellos Su
Ellas Su
Ustedes Su
Plural forms of possessive adjectives (number agreement)
Mi Mis
Tu Tus
Su Sus
Nuestro
Vuestro
Nuestros
Vuestros
Notice that these follow the standard Spanish rule for making things plural.
Gender agreement
Only nuestro and vuestro change to agree in gender with the noun that they modify. The feminine forms are:
Nuestra (s)
Vuestra (s)
his shirt
This determines which of the
following to use:
mi
tu
su
Nuestro
Vuestro
Is this masculine or feminine?
(Remember that this only matters if you
are using nuestro or vuestro.)
Is the word singular or plural? This
determines whether to add an –s to the
possessive adjective.
There is no ’s in Spanish.
Let’s watch a short lesson on “Possessive Adjectives in Spanish”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUaX5OqTEzE
His shirt
Su camisa
La camisa de él
Our class
Nuestra clase
Her pencil
Su lápiz
El lápiz de ella
Their bookSu libro
El libro de ellos
El libro de ellas
Your (singular, informal) shoes
Tus zapatos
Juan’s backpack
Su mochila
La mochila de Juan
Your (singular, formal) house
Su casa
La casa de usted
Let’s watch another video lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaK-wFTMC6c
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