Los adjectivos posesivos Possessive Adjectives in Spanish.
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Los adjectivos posesivosLos adjectivos posesivos
Possessive Adjectives in Possessive Adjectives in SpanishSpanish
What is a possessive adjective?What is a possessive adjective?
When you want to show possession over When you want to show possession over something, you need to replace your something, you need to replace your article with a article with a possessive adjective.possessive adjective.
– Examples:Examples:MyMy family familyYourYour brother brotherHisHis mom momOurOur dad dadTheirTheir grandparents grandparents
Los adjectivos posesivosLos adjectivos posesivos
The possessive adjectives in Spanish are:The possessive adjectives in Spanish are:
MiMi == MyMyTuTu == YourYourSuSu == His/HerHis/HerNuestro/NuestraNuestro/Nuestra == OurOurSuSu == Their, Yours (pl.)Their, Yours (pl.)
¡OJO!¡OJO!Take note of the spelling difference between the Take note of the spelling difference between the subject subject
pronoun “You”pronoun “You” and the and the possessive adjective “Your”:possessive adjective “Your”:TúTú TuTu
How do we use possessive How do we use possessive adjectives in Spanish?adjectives in Spanish?
When speaking or writing in Spanish and When speaking or writing in Spanish and you want to show possession over you want to show possession over something, replace your article (either él/la something, replace your article (either él/la or un/una) with the appropriate possessive or un/una) with the appropriate possessive adjective.adjective.– Por ejemplo:Por ejemplo:
My momMy mom == Mi madreMi madre
Your brotherYour brother == Tu hermanoTu hermano
Our familyOur family == Nuestra familiaNuestra familia
¡Vamos a practicar!¡Vamos a practicar!
Try these on your own:Try these on your own:
1) My aunt1) My aunt = _____________= _____________2) His sister2) His sister = _____________= _____________3) Our grandpa3) Our grandpa = _____________= _____________4) Their cousin (f)4) Their cousin (f) = =
__________________________5) Your dad5) Your dad = _____________= _____________
Los cumpleañosLos cumpleaños
When stating someone else’s birthday, we When stating someone else’s birthday, we use the preposition “de” to show the use the preposition “de” to show the possession.possession.
Ejemplo:Ejemplo:
My brother’s birthday…My brother’s birthday… = =
El cumpleaños El cumpleaños dede mi mi hermano…hermano…
(Los cumpleaños)(Los cumpleaños)
We can also use the possessive adjective We can also use the possessive adjective to state someone else’s birthdayto state someone else’s birthday
– Ejemplos:Ejemplos:His/Her birthdayHis/Her birthday == Su cumpleañosSu cumpleaños
Your birthdayYour birthday == Tu cumpleañosTu cumpleaños